The naked truth: onstage nudity strips the magic from theatre, a critic argues.(Commentary)(Column)
American Theatre, July, 2003 by Istel, John
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You know what would really get me excited? If I knew that I never had to see another naked actor on stage. It's not that I'm a prude or particularly puritanical. I know that the human body can be beautiful or hideous and perform all manner of erotic and horrifying acts. But why in the theatre? Aren't there better venues to view bodies--at your local fine art museum, for instance, or on your favorite adult video, in the textbook Gray's Anatomy or at the gym?
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Is nudity ever necessary onstage? Does it serve the work? I say: Not often enough. I don't object because I think it's ...
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