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Naked Auditions

Wed, 2 Sept 2009, 05:13 pm
millie8129 posts in thread
Is is ever acceptable to be asked to audition nude? Had a weird experience last weekend at an audition and not sure if I over-reacted. There is a bedroom scene in the play apparently - was unaware at the time. Has anyone else had to before for amateur theatre?

You'd think they would advise you in advance

Wed, 2 Sept 2009, 06:17 pm
Hi Millie - wow! You'd think they would advise you in advance. Some people might otherwise think the scenario was a bit (!) dodgy... Are you able to check the info in the audition notice in case you missed something crucial? I suspect if the company in question was legit (and of course it might be), they would have made the nudity aspect very clear in order to avoid wasting their own & everyone else's time. I don't know the answer to "is it ever acceptable", but I would think yes sometimes, although rarely. And I would definitely hope that the requirement to audition nude was made very clear from the start. Surely the director can make a short list first, and then if required "see" (so to speak) those individuals before any final decisions. I don't know whether you over-reacted, but if there was no pre-warning of auditionees, I bet you wouldn't have been the only one taken aback. (refer again to my 3rd sentence...) At least any other auditions you do in future should be a piece of cake by comparison! :-) Lisa

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