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: But would you do it?
Fri, 15 Sept 2000, 08:42 amWalter Plinge
Interesting thoughts, these ones. Just happened to be looking at this site and came across the nudity angle which is always good for a laugh as people get so het up about it. I hope all Perth inhabitants aren't as "tight-arsed" when it comes to nudity on stage or is it just a few on this discussion group. And as for the early Perth vs Melbourne dig by some tosser well...
In any case it will be interesting as i plan to direct a production of my play Big Dicks on Stage sometime early next year in Perth and Adelaide if i can find the time, theatre and the right actors who don't mind a bit of "gratuitous" as long as it's funny. Those interested [men of course...I wouldn't presume otherwise] can read the play at my web page and we'll talk more.
As for myself...been there done that, 20 years ago...strangely enough in that bloody Equus but God...who would want to do that play these days? IMHO.
Steven
www.sub.net.au/~stevend
In any case it will be interesting as i plan to direct a production of my play Big Dicks on Stage sometime early next year in Perth and Adelaide if i can find the time, theatre and the right actors who don't mind a bit of "gratuitous" as long as it's funny. Those interested [men of course...I wouldn't presume otherwise] can read the play at my web page and we'll talk more.
As for myself...been there done that, 20 years ago...strangely enough in that bloody Equus but God...who would want to do that play these days? IMHO.
Steven
www.sub.net.au/~stevend
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