Safe simulated sex?

[Psychotheatrics]

Okay, now I know this may be an odd question, but let me explain before I get too many odd questions. I will be performing in a play which involves a lot of simulated gay sex onstage. And seeing as how this is theatre and the convenient cropping or blanket isn't really there, there's not a whole lot of room to hide, so full nudity required. We're mostly doing doggy style because it hides penetration from the audience. The main question I have is this:
Does anyone know of any way to subtly cover areas to minimize the chance of any sort of skin-to-skin transferrence of diseases?
If so, wonderful and thanks for all your help.

Happy Holidays

 

[Avery_Chisholm]

unless the other person has warts that are noticable, then in all likelyhood you cannot pick up a disease, unless your cocks get together and somehow fluid gets transferred somehow it should be fine!

 

[BirdsWife]

Duct tape. Duct tape solves every problem. Just make sure you shave well before applying it.

Seriously, this has to be the most interesting How-To question I have seen during my time here. Sad to say that I have no idea how you would go about this.

Good luck finding a solution.

 

[Psychotheatrics]

yup

Yeah, I do realize the oddity of the question and was basically just curious if anyone had any nifty solution that the cast hadn't thought about. I think it'll basically come down to trust in the other members of the cast. Who knows, maybe there's a solution out there.

 

[Parklife]

If you aren't close enough that the audience will be getting a lot of gratuitious crotch shots, you can usually get away with making moleskin triangles. Sort of like fashioning your own G-String with a moleskin patch to cover the genitals. Granted, this covers your goods from the front, so if the audience needs to see them it won't work. But if it isn't necessary that you flash your manhood to them, it should be fine. You can pick it up at fabric and/or projects stores and you can use a heavy guage fishing line to make them stay on. From behind and from a distance, you should be able to get away with it.

Of course, all of the performers could be tested before the play to remove doubts. Anyone that is a potential liability doesn't have a sex scene??

Park~

 

[pogogirl]

Tell us more about this play your going to be in.

 

[wicked woman]

Completely out from left field here but is there any way you could use dental dam over his ass? It's clear but no idea how you could 'attach' it. Just a thought...an incomplete thought...but maybe someone can run with it

 

[Zeldas slave]

Hi there Psychotheatrics, just a couple of ideas that may help you.

First, in this age or heightened responsilbility - and assuming your play is set in modern times - why can't your characters just use condoms/rubbers?

Second, if they can't - for whatever reason - how about using ultra thin non-teated condoms?

Finally (for now at least) if your character isn't going to be seen sporting a huge hard-on, then once he's 'in close' surely any form of contraceptive worn to prevent infection transfer(!) won't be seen anyway?

Hope this helps
Regards
Zeldas Slave

 

[5pintshefound]

how about a flesh toned latex body paint.......im sure with makeup and lighting most of the audience will not be able to tell....

 

[sheath]

Maybe it's just me...

But it seems any reputable theatre company would make provisions for this kind of thing. The safety of their actors is a very serious concern. And surely a union would have a problem with any 'skin to skin' that could cause disease...or perhaps more importantly, that ass-fucking better known as a lawsuit.

It should be the job of the theatre owners, producers and directors to take care of this problem.

S.

 

[jpred75]

I agree with Sheath. Your company should be a lot more concerned about this than you are, otherwise they are open to some serious liability. I would assume they have already performed STD testing on both of you? If that has already been done, as many of the other posts have mentioned a very thin condom should do the trick.

 

[Psychotheatrics]

Tell us more about this play your going to be in.

Well, I'll try to quickly summarize the plot as best I can.

The story is about these two gay men who meet in a bar. One is just coming off of a ten-year marriage (Tom) and the other is the average player (Bob/me). Their relationship progresses and they decide to go get tested as a sign of their relationship and to prepare for starting to bare-back with each other. They find out that the less experieced one tested positive for HIV. My character then decides to actively pursue the virus as well so the two of them will go through the entire experience together. A sort of the ultimate sign of commitment. (Twisted, I know, but I'll explain a bit later) That line of action continues for a while until Tom finally convinces Bob/me to change his mind and his actions. They both go in for retesting and find out that the initial test was a false positive and that Bob now has contracted the disease. The couple discuss/argue it out and finally go their separate ways.
This sort of phenomenon is an actual thing that I just recently found out about. "Bug Chasers" and "Gift Givers" are an upcoming trend in the homosexual community. Very frightening as to the extent of the apathy present, in my opinion. There's also a lot of Brechtian devices used throughout the show in direct commentary, suggestive sets, shown scene changes, and etc.
This is also being done in a small venue, community theatre type space with no real salary, budget, etc.
Oh, and most of my scene changes/time to strip are in the neighborhood of 30 sec. Not too much time for detail-oriented stuff.

Hope all that helps.

 

[Bobmi357]

While the story/plot is nice to know, it still doesn't detract from the issue at hand that its the responsibility of the producer to ensure the safety of the actors. Not the responsibility of the actors.

I would drop this problem in their lap and tell them to either find a way to deal with it, or find themselves another person to play the part. Quite frankly a role with no salary isn't worth accidental exposure to something that at best can make your life miserable, at worst can kill you.

 

[Psychotheatrics]

well, I must apologize about the lateness in replying to these posts, but what with the holidays and going home and a lack of reliable internet at home, I hope you understand.

moleskin- interesting, and a possibility

dental dam- probably not, but very amusing, all sorts of funny visuals and explanatory stories

condoms- possible, but penetration will not be happening and the speed of changes kind of gets in the way of that, but maybe

latex paint- i'll keep that one in mind, it'd make getting ready for the show very interesting

I guess I must explain a bit aobut the testing. We have each gone and gotten tested on our own and there are four of us involved in sex scenes. And while I do trust my cast members, this thread started out as more of a curiosity rather than a fear of std's. Many of the possible means just won't practially work because of the speed of the changes and lack of penetration. And yes I do know that just bumping pelvises means very little actual chance.

But thank you all very much for your help, I'm always open to more suggestions.