Naked Shakespeare in the Park

[flanker7]

Originally Posted by increase_mather

I have mixed feelings about making this post.

That said I should point out that the entire cast of Torn Out Theater’s production of Antigonick will be played by transgendered actors. All women parts will be played by trans women and all male parts will be played by trans men.

I realize that this will make some people uncomfortable, but the Sophocles’s play Antigone is itself about politics and gender roles, and the Anne Carson translation that the director is using is even more focused on these issues, this post modernist take on it is relevant.

Though if you are planning to make you dick happy and you have a problem with queer cultureyou might want to look somewhere else.

Where did you get this info? I saw the casting call seeking "Female, Gender Non-Conforming, Non-Binary, Trans-Female" actors, which I took to mean they were accepting actors who identified as any of those genders. It looked like the Oracle role was only role open to just non-binary/trans actors.

[uvm2019]

The show starts tomorrow, and to be clear, this post I quoted is NOT true at all. The cast list does include at least one trans person, but there are several cis-women, and they will all be fully nude at some point in the show. I had uploaded a few of their headshots a few posts ago.

Anyone going to check it out?

Originally Posted by increase_mather

I have mixed feelings about making this post.

That said I should point out that the entire cast of Torn Out Theater’s production of Antigonick will be played by transgendered actors. All women parts will be played by trans women and all male parts will be played by trans men.

I realize that this will make some people uncomfortable, but the Sophocles’s play Antigone is itself about politics and gender roles, and the Anne Carson translation that the director is using is even more focused on these issues, this post modernist take on it is relevant.

Though if you are planning to make you dick happy and you have a problem with queer cultureyou might want to look somewhere else.

[uvm2019]

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At the very last minute, it appears they changed the dates/times/venue.

The Center at West Park
165 West 86th Street.
Entrance on Amsterdam Avenue.

Friday, August 20, 8:00pm (door opens at 7:30)
Saturday, August 21, 3:00pm (door opens at 2:30)

Proof of full COVID-19 vaccination is required for entry
Masks must be worn at all times inside the theater
There is no advance ticketing. All seats are first-come-first-served.

[riverstyx]

Shows who will be in the show.

https://static1.squarespace.com/stat...ck+Program.pdf

[Beetlebard]

"We kindly ask that you refrain from taking any photos
or videos of this performance."

[flanker7]

It appears that the new venue was an indoor theater. Given that, it seems unlikely we will get pics—unless they release official photos.

[uvm2019]

Yes, it took place in an indoor venue, actually a church. There was no air conditioning, so it was extra hot inside.

The play lasted about one hour. Not everyone got nude, but Sophia, Sandile, and Kaia were the key people who did. (Milo has a vagina and got naked, but goes by "he"... and Amy got naked for a few seconds.) Sophia was the lead and was naked longest. She has very large and jiggly breasts, a full bush, and a nice big ass. Sandile has a trimmed bush, so you could see labia, and smaller breasts and ass than Sophia. Kaia has a full bush, small breasts, and a cute small ass.

The lead posted this censored photo on her Twitter.

[pthrilla]

Interesting article about why the performances were moved from the public park to the church stage. It looks like they were harassed while rehearsing a few days before the performances. It's a shame if this discourages them from doing anymore performances in public.

hxxps://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/09/06/sophocles-gone-wild

[uvm2019]

Kaia's breasts.

[uvm2019]

Antigonick part 1/2