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Klasien 06:13 pm UTC 08/05/13 |
| In reply to: | re: Was Jim Nude Too? - steven_stuart 12:07 am UTC 08/02/13 |
| I was referring to the president of the drama club...... Kinda figured the nudity was Jim's idea... I mean, it was his show... :) -K- > 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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