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, 05:18 pmWalter Plinge
I tend to be of the opinion that nudity is rarely, if ever absolutely necessary in a play. The nude scene in Hair was purely for the shock value. The show works without it. Shirley Valentine's, "Bet you didn't recognise me", line works just as well if she is wearing a bikini (I have seen it performed both ways) and the Steaming ladies most important expositions are in what they say not what they show. Being wrapped only in a towel in front of a bunch of other people would be intimidating enough for most.
Having said this I certainly don't have anything against nudity and I find that after the initial reaction of, "Oh my goodness I can see his/her bits", you tend to forget about the nudity if the script and the acting are good.
Me? People would pay me put my clothes back on!
Having said this I certainly don't have anything against nudity and I find that after the initial reaction of, "Oh my goodness I can see his/her bits", you tend to forget about the nudity if the script and the acting are good.
Me? People would pay me put my clothes back on!
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