Nudity - the actor's POV
Mon, 28 Aug 2000, 07:55 pmWalter Plinge37 posts in thread
Nudity - the actor's POV
Mon, 28 Aug 2000, 07:55 pmPurely as a hypothetical question (at this stage, anyway): how do the actors out there in community theatre feel about nudity?
Would you do it? If so, under what circumstances? If not, please give reasons.
I'm talking serious nudity here; not "underwear nudity", but actual nudity: full frontal, topless, etc.
Would it be unreasonable of a director to ask a large portion (if not all) of their cast to appear fully nude, for instance in plays like "Hair", or "Steaming"?
And would be unreasonable of a director to apply for a season with a local group with a play or production that will require nudity to work effectively? Could he/she find a cast?
I open the topic for discussion....
D.M.
Would you do it? If so, under what circumstances? If not, please give reasons.
I'm talking serious nudity here; not "underwear nudity", but actual nudity: full frontal, topless, etc.
Would it be unreasonable of a director to ask a large portion (if not all) of their cast to appear fully nude, for instance in plays like "Hair", or "Steaming"?
And would be unreasonable of a director to apply for a season with a local group with a play or production that will require nudity to work effectively? Could he/she find a cast?
I open the topic for discussion....
D.M.
RE: Nudity - the actor's POV
Tue, 29 Aug 2000, 03:10 pmWell I don't know if I would do it. Going out on stage in the nick (especially for a woman) DOES damage your credibility. I don't like the idea of circulating in the lobby afterwards and have everyone there thinking about how they just saw my pink bits. I think it may well lower me in their (particularly male) eyes to just a pair of exposed breasts.
Quite seriously folks, what will the audience be looking at, your groundbreaking performance, or your arse? As soon as you whip your top off, you could be creating the most moving and in depth charcter study in the known universe and no-one will notice. I don't think we've evolved that far.
I dont think it's a matter of commitment, I think it's a matter of none of us being mature enough to remove ourselves from the sexual element of nudity. If you want people to see you purely in terms of sex, go ahead. I'd prefer to keep my kit on and try to be seen a person first and a woman second.
LEAH
PS
Dean Schulze wrote:
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On a personal level, please lose my phone number David. I even shower fully clothed.
On behalf of humankind, I thank you for your modesty Dean.
Quite seriously folks, what will the audience be looking at, your groundbreaking performance, or your arse? As soon as you whip your top off, you could be creating the most moving and in depth charcter study in the known universe and no-one will notice. I don't think we've evolved that far.
I dont think it's a matter of commitment, I think it's a matter of none of us being mature enough to remove ourselves from the sexual element of nudity. If you want people to see you purely in terms of sex, go ahead. I'd prefer to keep my kit on and try to be seen a person first and a woman second.
LEAH
PS
Dean Schulze wrote:
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On a personal level, please lose my phone number David. I even shower fully clothed.
On behalf of humankind, I thank you for your modesty Dean.
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