| Was Jim Nude Too? | |
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steven_stuart 03:35 am UTC 08/01/13 |
| In reply to: | Dream Engine Photos - Scaramouche 09:19 pm UTC 07/27/13 |
| Wow. Well found. It's not just the photos that are interesting. The write up is very interesting. I see that Jim himself played the main character Baal and that there were problems with the nudity in the show. Was Jim nude too? According to the write up, he wasn't very happy when they had to cover up with bathing suits. From the write up: "But Steinman’s play encountered much bigger problems for another reason. It called for some of the actors to appear nude in the final scenes (collectively called “The Revolution in Words and Music”). Apparently, the first three performances at Amherst’s Kirby Theater, as well as the first performance at Mount Holyoke College the following week, featured the nudity; there were no formal complaints. Only on May 4, 1969, the final night of performance at Mount Holyoke, did South Hadley’s Chief of Police feel compelled to investigate. According to news reports in the Amherst Student (see below), it appears that the police didn’t ban the nudity outright or threaten to shut down the performance; but simply by inquiring into the nature of the nudity (“They say that if it’s art, it’s alright. Is this an art show?”), the president of the Mount Holyoke Dramatics Club (which was sponsoring the performance) was induced to urge the actors to wear bathing suits instead." Hee hee. | |
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