how far would you go as an actor?
Tue, 22 Jan 2002, 05:46 pmWalter Plinge38 posts in thread
how far would you go as an actor?
Tue, 22 Jan 2002, 05:46 pmReally, this is the nudity question all over again... but I don't want it to descend into the fracas it usually does (got that, Leah?). :o)>
I am considering putting in a play to the Blue Room this year that requires four young people (2 guys, 2 girls - all twenty-somethings) to appear fully nude and in highly explicit (simulated, obviously) sex scenes.
It is a serious early play by a major American playwright, dealing with the fractured nature of human relationships and the idea that no matter how close we get to one another, we are all -- essentially -- alone.
(That quote from Albert Schweitzer comes to mind on this... I may well use that in the programme!)
In other words, it's not a cynical, exploitative flesh-fest, but deadly serious piece of theatre needing a dedicated, emotionally mature young cast.
Therein lies the rub... does such a thing exist anymore? Can I realistically hope to cast this show, or would every suitable young actor be too terrified of a room full of strangers scrutinising their privates?
How far are actors (male and female) prepared to go these days, and for the right play (which this one is), would they go the whole hog?
Are you out there, or is this just a pipe-dream?
peace,
David M.
I am considering putting in a play to the Blue Room this year that requires four young people (2 guys, 2 girls - all twenty-somethings) to appear fully nude and in highly explicit (simulated, obviously) sex scenes.
It is a serious early play by a major American playwright, dealing with the fractured nature of human relationships and the idea that no matter how close we get to one another, we are all -- essentially -- alone.
(That quote from Albert Schweitzer comes to mind on this... I may well use that in the programme!)
In other words, it's not a cynical, exploitative flesh-fest, but deadly serious piece of theatre needing a dedicated, emotionally mature young cast.
Therein lies the rub... does such a thing exist anymore? Can I realistically hope to cast this show, or would every suitable young actor be too terrified of a room full of strangers scrutinising their privates?
How far are actors (male and female) prepared to go these days, and for the right play (which this one is), would they go the whole hog?
Are you out there, or is this just a pipe-dream?
peace,
David M.
RE: how far would you go as an actor?
Tue, 29 Jan 2002, 08:28 am David Meadows wrote:
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At the risk of starting that fracas I wanted to avoid (is this a fracas I see before me?), the idea that I am after supermodels and bodybuilders is a product of your cultural assumptions, Leah, not mine.
**Sorry David. I didn't express that well. I don't for a minuet assume you are after supermodels. I would sooner assume you were after circus freaks. I was attempting to make a comment about explicit sexuality on stage and peoples perceptions of it, hence the "Box Office" comment. I meant that because people would read the on stage antics as purely sexual in nature, live porn if you will, and hence exploitative (down Meadows, fracas-free remember), that they would pay in droves to see supermodels getting their kit off but not your average size 14 women. This was meant to prove the point that your average punter would not see beyond the t&a to the I'm sure very worthwhile (if morbidly depressing) message underneath.
**I don't think I expressed it any better there but I did want to apologise if it came across that I didn't beleive your impassioned and earnest plea for the "need" for shock value and thought you just wanted to see your actors get their kit off.
** And one more thing; this play "needs" to be done? Oh to be as positive that I speak for the whole of society as you are David. To be so utterly utterly sure of myself. Wait, there's a word for that isn't there? Ah yes here it is in my trusty dictionary; "arrogance".
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At the risk of starting that fracas I wanted to avoid (is this a fracas I see before me?), the idea that I am after supermodels and bodybuilders is a product of your cultural assumptions, Leah, not mine.
**Sorry David. I didn't express that well. I don't for a minuet assume you are after supermodels. I would sooner assume you were after circus freaks. I was attempting to make a comment about explicit sexuality on stage and peoples perceptions of it, hence the "Box Office" comment. I meant that because people would read the on stage antics as purely sexual in nature, live porn if you will, and hence exploitative (down Meadows, fracas-free remember), that they would pay in droves to see supermodels getting their kit off but not your average size 14 women. This was meant to prove the point that your average punter would not see beyond the t&a to the I'm sure very worthwhile (if morbidly depressing) message underneath.
**I don't think I expressed it any better there but I did want to apologise if it came across that I didn't beleive your impassioned and earnest plea for the "need" for shock value and thought you just wanted to see your actors get their kit off.
** And one more thing; this play "needs" to be done? Oh to be as positive that I speak for the whole of society as you are David. To be so utterly utterly sure of myself. Wait, there's a word for that isn't there? Ah yes here it is in my trusty dictionary; "arrogance".
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