Danny Wiseman's 'Playing Spin The Bottle'

The plays trajectory throughout does not disappoint audience members as its quick paced plot continues through each of the vignettes unraveling more of each characters background. According to Joe Belanger of the London Free Press, the fast-paced show “featuring eight vignettes, [shorter than the original play] each carrying a character from the previous scene until the show comes full ‘circle’ to the real life of the bi sexual Ben whom we meet in the first scene where he was hoping to meet ‘Louis’ who turns out to be Lois” leaves the audience appreciating each of the characters for who they are (Belanger). The initial introduction between the two characters is interesting in itself—Ben looking for a man to satisfy his needs. However, to his

Its ability to transform and transition a stage in addition to bringing life and humor as that scenes change from one encounter to the next is powerful in itself let alone the fact that it is categorized in the play as a gay man, who also happens to be powerful and playful. In the New York Times article, Playing Spin the Bottle (With an Adult Twist), the author sheds light on the actor, Danny Wiseman, who played the undresser in the off-Broadway production. His job is rather simple when in character, he helps “the others change clothes onstage in between scenes, although in some cases the garb is so spare a breath might waft it away” (The New York Times). The undresser may even just have the best role of all. Besides taking off other people’s clothes, Wiseman had “no lines to learn” and “his gestures are broad lurid pantomime”, his character is able to stay in the audience’s memory the longest. (The New York Times). But to what extent does the undressers body, along with the rest of the casts bodies, change from paper to stage? Their bodies become realistic—vivid and alluring all at the same time, making this particular show erotically