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Any stage fright tips for the performing artists of the guild?

Mine...
1. Practice meditation. It will do you an AMAZINGLY HUGE world of good.
2. Concentrate on anything but the audience. Think about what YOU'RE threre to do, and remember: unless you're extremely famous, people are just there to see some people perform: not a specific person. People will NOT just be watching YOU, personally, waiting for YOU to screw up. And if you do, they won't care a while later. They'll probably forget. So, it shouldn't matter! Just concentrate on what you're going to do, and what you're going to look/sound like, and you will do fine!

Our artsitic director once quoted "your job is too say your lines and not run into the furniture."
Well for me. We get the cast together and do quick high energy games. Then have a short space where we focus on our character and how they would react and think.

for like monolouges. . .I have to take time aside to think and focus and what Im doing. take our energy from the audience and drive it back to them.

If there's a spotlight, look into it. If not, don't look at the audience. If this is impossible, concentrate on someone you know will root for you. If they're not present, then believe in yourself and trust that you rehearsed enough to do alright. If you didn't rehearse, you're kinda screwed; just freestyle what you forgot andmake it short.