tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29175306.post8910049112390696194..comments2023-05-04T04:20:10.423-04:00Comments on Dave's Theater Blog: Better and BetweenDave Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01554650648344826824noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29175306.post-5792910452960453302011-01-13T08:20:07.478-05:002011-01-13T08:20:07.478-05:00Great piece by Mary.
Nudity onstage, especially i...Great piece by Mary.<br /><br />Nudity onstage, especially in a small market with more intimate theater spaces, is quite different than nudity on film or television. There is something very striking about suddenly being in the same room as a real live naked person. For me, it almost always takes me out (so to speak) of the moment as an audience member; the nude figure ceases being a character and instantly becomes a person with no clothes on.<br /><br />That said, <i>Take Me Out</i> didn't bother me, though brief nudity in VCU's <i>Metamorphoses</i> did. And I have actually skipped seeing a show because I didn't want to see a friend nude in it. I just felt funny about it.Andrew Hammhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714127938846605400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29175306.post-68183937485258430982011-01-12T16:49:25.576-05:002011-01-12T16:49:25.576-05:00Geez, it's a good question Dave, wish I had a ...Geez, it's a good question Dave, wish I had a really good answer. Seems to me it's different with live theatre than TV/movies; with theatre, unless you're ready for it and know it's coming, it's always kind of a surprise when an actor is naked. Not a shock so much as a surprise. And I guess there's a level of discomfort because of what I'd call "naked inequity". That is, it's one thing if I'm naked and the other person is naked (the locker room, privacy of home), but it's a different feeling when another person in the room is naked and I've still got on my chinos and polo shirt. Just kind of seems unfair, ya know?<br /><br />Okay, that probably added little value, but hoping it gets the ball rolling. (Uh oh- poor choice of phrasing given the subject?)Frank Creasyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302762603707230845noreply@blogger.com