The one thing from my point of view that I need to know right now is whether you have any preferences about onstage/offstage physical contact you would like included in the reference guide I am putting together. If I don't hear anything from you before Friday morning, I will assume there's nothing you want to flag up.
There probably is, but I am not at all sure I can communicate those things in time for you to print. Right this minute I am sufficiently stressed and on edge that I might as well say no-one should touch me at all in any way, but that isn't actually helpful and doesn't represent what would actually be appropriate at the time.
Besides, as my preferences are almost entirely based on individuals I am more comfortable with or less comfortable with, but I don't want to explicitly say to less-comfortable people that they are in that category, I don't understand how a printed list would work.
It's sounding as if 'please discuss any level of physical contact in advance, both onstage and offstage' is going to be the most useful thing. Is that about right?
Yes. I have just had a look at the relevant comment thread and I have no idea how I'm supposed to keep track of all those preferences. It's not realistic for me to do anything other than not touch anyone on-stage or off (although obv off-stage I can ask). Even if you make a list.
Well, so far I can more or less sum it up as 'pretty much everyone is OK with on-stage light touching of hands/arms/shoulders except Catriona, and if you think the script will call for you to do anything more energetic, then talk to the person concerned or check the preference list'.
Neither can I, so don't worry! In which case, the basic protocol we seem to have established is:
- consider asking verbal or non-verbal permission on stage - if in doubt, leave it out
The fact you've said you'd like physical contact discussed in advance should mean that the other actor will talk to you about active scenes beforehand, or when on-stage will keep that in mind if an action scene occurs unexpectedly.
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Besides, as my preferences are almost entirely based on individuals I am more comfortable with or less comfortable with, but I don't want to explicitly say to less-comfortable people that they are in that category, I don't understand how a printed list would work.
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- consider asking verbal or non-verbal permission on stage
- if in doubt, leave it out
The fact you've said you'd like physical contact discussed in advance should mean that the other actor will talk to you about active scenes beforehand, or when on-stage will keep that in mind if an action scene occurs unexpectedly.
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