How Far Would You Go???

As I am studying Albee's The Play About The Baby at the moment, I was reading it today, and noticed that it says at one point that the GIRL comes on "Naked, or as close as actress feels comfortable". This got me to thinking, and wondering how far would I go, as a guy, if the script gave me the choice. Then, i started wondering how far others would go?

Isn't this an interesting question. As well as assessing to what extent an individual feels comfortable naked you have the issue of how comfortable an audience will be with naked bodies in front of them. I was involved a couple of years ago with a production of "Steaming" (great play in it's day but a bit dated now.) The script calls for at least three of the (all female) cast to be naked a lot of the time. Discomfort from the audience was common despite the fact that the nudity is completely justified in terms of the script and plenty of warning was given. No one would have been surprised that there was nudity. The next important point here relates to amateur versus pro. As a director I am more comfortable with asking an actor (male or female) to be nude if they are professional rather than amateur. You also have to examine the script justification. Is it just for titillation or does it make a specific valid point within the context of the play. I know actors who aren't prepared to go on stage dressed in more than they would wear at the beach. I know that I am not prepared to be naked on stage, hell I'm only barely prepared to be naked in my own presence. Is that all there is? Well if that's all there is my friend, then let's keep dancing. www.tonymoore.id.au

No worries I would go the full hog, naked is not a bad thing. I am fully comfortabale with myself, might have a little belly but its all me and a apart of me. Lets get Naked

It would be a pretty screwed up sorta script that required me to appear nude on stage. I had a hard enough time doing a shirtless scene for a play. Endless numbers of ab crunches, sit-ups, jogging, etc in the vain attempt to recapture my halcyion days. People don't need to endure my naked body when attending the theatre.

I once had to appear naked in a sense in one play, but fortunately it was my back view and I had a cute arse.