How come performers don't take showers after shows?
How come performers don't take showers after shows?
Fiyero13
Broadway Star Joined: 6/28/07
#1How come performers don't take showers after shows?
Posted: 2/29/08 at 12:47pmI know this is kinda an odd question, and I am by no means a clean freak but I was wondering why performers don't take showers, i mean most of them leave minutes after the show. Doesn't this make them feel nasty, especially the dancers after a show. Just curious
#2re: How come performers don't take showers after shows?
Posted: 2/29/08 at 12:50pmBecause they can go home and take a shower?
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#2re: How come performers don't take showers after shows?
Posted: 2/29/08 at 12:50pmDo theatres have shower facilities backstage onsite?
philcrosby
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/17/04
#3re: How come performers don't take showers after shows?
Posted: 2/29/08 at 12:50pmProbably because the showers they have at home are a whole lot nicer then the ones they have to share with other at the theater.
#4re: How come performers don't take showers after shows?
Posted: 2/29/08 at 12:51pmMost just want to get out of there for the night. Many don't live far away from the theatres at all and prefer to relax and take a shower at home.
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Fiyero13
Broadway Star Joined: 6/28/07
#5re: How come performers don't take showers after shows?
Posted: 2/29/08 at 12:55pm
ummm...most of them go out after the shows, most of the ones i see talk about what are they going to do after the show
but isn't it kinda gross to put on ur regular clothes i mean like ur casual clothes over ur sweaty body?
#6re: How come performers don't take showers after shows?
Posted: 2/29/08 at 12:57pm
They don't ALLLL go out after the show EVERY night.
When they do plan to go out, they go home, get clean THEN go out.
Simple really.
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#7re: How come performers don't take showers after shows?
Posted: 2/29/08 at 12:59pmAnd maybe they do shower we just don't know it. It could be like a car wash and as they come off the stage they get hosed down. lol
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#8re: How come performers don't take showers after shows?
Posted: 2/29/08 at 12:59pmYeah, they don't all go out after every single show. If they want to shower, they can stop home first.
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#9re: How come performers don't take showers after shows?
Posted: 2/29/08 at 12:59pmMaybe some of them do... it's sometimes 15-20 minutes before certain cast members appear at the stage door, and they might grab a quick shower. Often they have that slicked-back, wet hair look.
#10re: How come performers don't take showers after shows?
Posted: 2/29/08 at 2:55pm
Depending on the theater in NY...most have showers. Some leads have private showers, some ensamble members share bathroom facilities.
Most regional theaters and PACS have better facilities for their casts. Also, some performers wear special "undergarments" to protect their costumes and absorb persperation. Showers are optional for some depending on their circumstances.
In this instance I would say.." Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.
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myManCape
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/26/05
#12re: How come performers don't take showers after shows?
Posted: 2/29/08 at 3:00pmCast members who arent on stage toward the end of the show often change and shower during it. Then just throw the costume on over shorts/tshirt for the curtain call.
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BWNUT
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#13re: How come performers don't take showers after shows?
Posted: 2/29/08 at 3:01pm
maybe to discourage stagedoor hounds, or at least, they'll keep their distance. 
#14re: How come performers don't take showers after shows?
Posted: 2/29/08 at 3:03pm
Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.
That made me laugh.
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burntplains
Featured Actor Joined: 1/24/07
#15re: How come performers don't take showers after shows?
Posted: 2/29/08 at 3:03pm
I usually only shower at a theater if i'm going somewhere directly from the show. Otherwise, just run home quick and then go back out if needed.
#16re: How come performers don't take showers after shows?
Posted: 2/29/08 at 3:07pm
Of course... I would have no problem with Cheyenne being all sweaty and hot and sticky and ... excuse me I am having a HOT flash.
"Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around."
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RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#17re: How come performers don't take showers after shows?
Posted: 2/29/08 at 3:10pmIn the "backstage at Legally Blonde" video, they showed the male ensemble, and I remember one of them talking about how they take showers. So I'm sure some of them do, but at the same time, I'd rather just go home after the show.
#18re: How come performers don't take showers after shows?
Posted: 2/29/08 at 3:16pm
Do they perspire that much? Even if they do though, it's cold during the winter, so the sweat will dry, so it wouldn't be so bad to wait until they get home to shower.
This is kind of an awkward topic!
#19re: How come performers don't take showers after shows?
Posted: 2/29/08 at 3:42pmWhy do you care about when they shower? weird.
#20re: How come performers don't take showers after shows?
Posted: 2/29/08 at 3:44pmI would say most of them do shower before they come out to sign.
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#21re: How come performers don't take showers after shows?
Posted: 2/29/08 at 3:45pm
How long til the "DO ACTORS PEE IN THE SHOWERS?" thread shows up?????
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#22re: How come performers don't take showers after shows?
Posted: 2/29/08 at 4:04pmI've never been on Broadway, but when I'm in a show I wait until I get home to shower. It's just more comfortable. The showers at the theatres are not always pleasant. I'll even wait to take my make-up off until I get home just because I can do a better job of it when I'm not in a rush. But, there have been times on matinee days when there's no time to get home and I have had to use the showers at the theatre. It's not fun for me.
TheatreDiva90016
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#23re: How come performers don't take showers after shows?
Posted: 2/29/08 at 4:18pmWhy do you care so much about other people's hygeine?
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