Help! What should I do?

[Ladygem]

So, I’m in an acting class for college, and I was assigned a play to work on with my partner. The play happens to be a sex comedy. As we were able to chose any scene in the play, I was able to find one between our characters that was clean. When we brought our scene to the teacher for approval, she said she found that scene boring and urged us to do another scene which I flat out refused to do because I felt so uncomfortable. I said so, and she pointed to another scene which was better, but only in the fact that I didn’t have to act out masturbating on stage. Our characters were still talking about it. I still wanted my clean scene, and pointed out that it was more balanced between out two characters, while in the one she wanted us to do, I had more lines. She still urged us to do her scene and for me to just suck it up, as my character is supposed to be nervous anyway. I said I would try, but that I still felt very uncomfortable with it. I asked again if we could do my scene and the teacher implied my grade would suffer if I did. My partner is fine with either scene, and I do not feel it would be fair to bring her grade down, and in any case, I need to do well in the class because I need to get back on track after failing out of my first college last year. What should I do? I would post this to Ask an Apologist, but I don’t know how long that takes, and I need a fast answer and more than one opinion. If this fits better in another forum please move it there. Thank you so much.

 

[CountrySteve]

i would go with the clean scene now I’m not one to say this but, its better to please God then man, God bless you

 

[Bearontherun]

You are in a tough situation and I feel for you.

IMHO you should stick with what your conscience is telling you and refuse to act any scene that you believe is not appropriate. If your teacher is going to lower the grade, you can probably make a good case on moral grounds of conscience to his/her supervisor if that is what you wish to do. In any case, I strongly believe that if you follow your morals you will not regret it.

You are certainly not the first or last person in this industry to run up against situations that go contrary to your morals. I think your best bet is not to “sell out” but to stick with your convictions.

 

[Nick3886]

Go with the clean scene. No reason at all that you should be forced to do something you don’t want to do. And, you have a chance to make something your teacher thought was boring really come alive

 

[EmeraldWings]

So, I’m in an acting class for college, and I was assigned a play to work on with my partner. The play happens to be a sex comedy. As we were able to chose any scene in the play, I was able to find one between our characters that was clean. When we brought our scene to the teacher for approval, she said she found that scene boring and urged us to do another scene which I flat out refused to do because I felt so uncomfortable. I said so, and she pointed to another scene which was better, but only in the fact that I didn’t have to act out masturbating on stage. Our characters were still talking about it. I still wanted my clean scene, and pointed out that it was more balanced between out two characters, while in the one she wanted us to do, I had more lines. She still urged us to do her scene and for me to just suck it up, as my character is supposed to be nervous anyway. I said I would try, but that I still felt very uncomfortable with it. I asked again if we could do my scene and the teacher implied my grade would suffer if I did. My partner is fine with either scene, and I do not feel it would be fair to bring her grade down, and in any case, I need to do well in the class because I need to get back on track after failing out of my first college last year. What should I do? I would post this to Ask an Apologist, but I don’t know how long that takes, and I need a fast answer and more than one opinion. If this fits better in another forum please move it there. Thank you so much.

This shouldn’t be a tough call, if you remind yourself that it would be mortally sinful to act out a lustful scene of any kind,
i understand it’s tough in regards to knowing you may get a poor grade, but also remember this life is temporary, and you’re here for another reason, we’ve been put here to learn to know, love, and serve God…and we can’t lose sight of that,
and does your teacher know it would be sinful for you?(well, it would be sinful for anyone really.) if i was faced with such a situation, and my teacher disregarded my religious standpoint on it, i would simply refuse, and leave it in Gods hands…

but don’t let it worry you, God will help you, just do what you know is right,
because believe me, nothing good will come from sinning no matter what the reason may be,
God will help you get where you need to go, He will guide you to what is best, even if it’s not what you wanted, all you have to do is trust Him and try your best.

ok hope this helps, take care.
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keepthefaith.org/
youtube.com/user/CatholicClips#g/p
tanbooks.com/index.php

 

[Ladygem]

Update: I was able to work things out with the teacher: We compromised by taking the beginning of the scene she wanted me to do, before anything inappropriate, and adding it to the scene I want to do. She’s a little disappointed, but won’t lower my grade this time. Thank you for all of your advice!

 

[the_phoenix]

Update: I was able to work things out with the teacher: We compromised by taking the beginning of the scene she wanted me to do, before anything inappropriate, and adding it to the scene I want to do. She’s a little disappointed, but won’t lower my grade this time. Thank you for all of your advice!

 

[ready]

Lord, may Ladygem go with the clean scene and risk a lower grade in her acting class. Getting a lower grade will not hurt her purity, Lord, but the bad scene will … and it will offend you terribly, and will re-crucify you all over again, like all our sins do. May Ladygem keep herself from ever willfully offending you, may she turn down the dirty scene and everything else impure. Thank you, Lord, for hearing my prayer.

 

[Ladygem]

One more word of advice…you didn’t say if you intended to go into acting as a vocation, but if you were leaning in this direction, I’d advise against it.
It’s difficult enough for an actor to find a job (I’m in the biz for decades)…but to then try to find parts that will not make you uncomfortable will be…en even bigger challenge.
With salty dialogue and often sexy wardrobe and “non-Catholic” scenes like the one in your class…you’d starve!
But I assume you are not going in this direction anyway, yes?

No problem here, I enjoy community theater, but I’m an Elementary Education major. This was just a fun way to get my Arts requirement in. (And it has been fun, this little crisis not withstanding.)