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steven_stuart 12:07 am UTC 08/02/13 |
| In reply to: | re: Was Jim Nude Too? - Klasien 02:31 pm UTC 08/01/13 |
| I think the nudity was Jim's idea (although I am not sure if himself was nude - does anybody know?). He complained that removing the nudity ruined the revolutionary feel of Dream Engine. I have heard rumours that Jim insisting on nudity was why he ended up doing More Than You Deserve with Joe Papp instead of Dream Engine. And Joe Papp was very impressed by Dream Engine. But maybe he feared problems with the New York City authorities. I think that maybe they funded The Public Theater that Papp produced his shows in. I don't know. I am guessing. > He was probably glad he got an excuse to ban something he > didn't like but couldn't stop?? > > -K- > > > 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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