Any science/math people who have done theater?

turbo

Not so much,but if you are in theater, you might have to make a sacrifice. Aside from music, I have not spent that much time performing. Got to put on the show.

leroyjenkens

I have a question about nudity in theater. I was reading about a play called Equus and it's about a guy who is naked in the play. I would do something like that, but my problem is I don't have complete control over my body. The guy who lives down stairs has a mind of his own, and I cannot control his actions. If I was doing a play naked, that guy could not get involved. How would I control him? It seems like it would be like playing Russian Roulette. I'd be taking a huge chance that he would behave.
Strange comment/question, but I was thinking about this earlier.

chiro

leroyjenkins: my advice is to gradually become comfortable with this by doing it more and more people in a gradual process.

It's like for example being a rock star: if you go from being a relatively quiet person to suddenly performing in front of a hundred thousand people, it will be overwhelming (and this is actually what happens to this instant successes who just can't handle the sudden change).

So the best thing to do is to build it up gradually: you start playing in front of friends, then in really small venues, then the venues get bigger (and more open) and slowly your comfort zone becomes bigger as a result of pushing it just a little bit every time.

You don't start off playing in front of thousands of people and similarly, you don't just perform nude if you're not comfortable with it without first getting comfortable with it.

Galteeth

In middle school I was in a musical called "The Quark Victory." It's about anthropomorphic sub-atomic particles. Anyone ever heard of that one?

leroyjenkens

It would be pretty awkward to play a nude scene from a play in front of friends. I'd actually be more comfortable doing it on stage in front of a strangers.

I'm not saying I'd do a nude scene from a play, but I'm into theater and if I were to do a play like Equus, like some guy I know did (but not nude), I was wondering how I would do it. I guess maybe visiting nude beaches and getting used to being nude with people around.

Pythagorean

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