I was in a big production opera, Aida, I can't sing, I was only going to be one of the litter carriers on stage. The costume was basically a loin cloth, which can't be worn with underwear, and my body had to be painted bronze to look like a Nubian. The costume department is this team of women, the 'dressing room' is just a curtained off area for me and about 20 guys, the costume ladies have their racks and tables inside the 'dressing room'.
I've never been in a big production opera or play before, I thought it was interesting that the ladies were running around getting all these nude young men painted and into their loin cloths. Opening night they get all of us ready well ahead of time and we're all standing backstage out of the way waiting for our cue. About 20 minutes to go the elastic on my loin cloth gives out and I'm standing there naked with cloth at my feet. I grab it and pull it up and the stage manager tells me to get back to the costume dept quickly.
The ladies are sitting there chatting when I run up, I show them the problem and the take the loin cloth from me. Being one of a bunch of people nude in front of these ladies is one thing, being the only one is another, should I cover my junk or just stand there, I just stand there. One lady is trying to fix the broken elastic, another is trying to find another loin cloth to fit and a couple more are just sitting there looking at me. I'm highlighted by all of me is painted bronze except the part where the loin cloth goes which is very untanned white. The worst thing a guy can do is think 'don't get a boner', because he'll get a boner, luckily, before that happened, a replacement loin cloth was found, it was a little snug, but they watched me stuff everything inside.
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