A Nude Troubadours Production

Standing so close to Josh, Kate mirrored his own speed of undressing, which lagged considerably behind everyone else in the room. The slow removal of shoes and socks seemed to exist as a means to delay the inevitable. When he was bare-chested, she made sure to have her shirt off as well. Josh glanced up at her out of the corner of his eye as if cautiously aware that she would remove her bra momentarily. Kate's heart was thumping, having observed his subtle awareness. Still, she reached back and did the deed.

Kate looked down at her chest as she felt her boobs springing free. The sight of her own raised, blushing nipples startled her. Then she caught the flash of Josh's eyes. She began to feel excited by his curious sideways glances, so full of wonder and curiosity. She recognized in him the same emotions she felt herself. Josh fumbled with his belt a little, then finally removed his shorts. She noticed the faint outline of his cock wagging back and forth within his boxers, its shadowy outline flapping against the loose navy blue fabric. He seemed semi-excited but still within a safe range of arousal.

Kate couldn't help but stall and discreetly observe him, struggling to remove the last article of clothing on his body. She, too, stood there, wearing only a pair of panties that fit snugly between her legs, obscuring the final frontier of her own body. He seemed to be aware that she was pausing and began to breathe deeply under the weight of so much pressure. However, seeing his anxieties come forth caused her a mixture of excitement and relief.

Finally, and without warning, Josh bent in half and thrust the waistband of his boxers to the floor. He stepped out of his underwear and stood back up. Kate glanced down and suppressed a smile when she saw his plump, peachy balls hanging there with a mildly swollen cock drooping down over them, crowned with a big, beautiful ridged head. Josh seemed to be frequently checking the state of his manhood out of nervousness, then glanced up to catch Kate's eyes and offer her a sheepish smile.

Kate wanted to laugh. She felt a sudden flush of excitement at the fact that the two of them were clearly standing there examining his penis. Realizing that it was now or never and that she didn't want to be the very last person to be completely naked, Kate innocently smiled back at Josh and then began to slide her panties down her legs. When she reached the bottom, she took a deep breath and stood back up.

Josh was still looking straight at her. Kate thrust her chest out proudly and did her best to project absolute comfort at the presentation of her naked body. Josh seemed to be just as startled as she was. He quickly scanned her sloping, weighty breasts and rosy nipples which inevitably began to wag as she turned her body. His eyes quickly shot down to her pubic area, where he briefly acknowledged the sight of her smooth, closely-cropped black pubic hair and the two shadowy but distinct lips of her outer labia that had already started to become puffy with growing arousal.

Their eyes briefly met again and expressed so much. Nervousness. Excitement. Attraction.

Still, as exciting as it was to see his gorgeous body, it was Dan that continued to intrigue Kate the most. Having positioned the entire crowd between them, Kate suddenly felt frustrated that she could not see his body yet. She shifted back and forth, trying to catch a glimpse through the sea of now-naked bodies, but there was always some pair of tits in her way, or the thick biceps of a naked man to distract her.

Then, suddenly, there he was.

It was as if the clouds had cleared and a ray of sunshine broke through. There was an aura about Dan, standing there like a sculptural sensation that Rodin might have chiseled from raw marble. His body was fit and lean, well-toned, with broad shoulders and a flat stomach. A handsome, hopelessly-masculine cock sprouted triumphantly between his legs and fell in a smooth arc over his tight, round balls. She scratched her chin, admiring him, deeming the length and girth of his penis to be as perfectly suited to her taste. She caught herself imagining the bulbous, reddish head of his cock, swollen with wild arousal, parting her sweet folds and plunging its way through her body, making space for itself within the wet cavity of her body.

As soon as the tingling started, Kate quickly reprimanded and distracted herself, not wishing to allow herself to become quite so aroused, at least until she got home and had some privacy. However, she didn't tear her eyes away before Dan's own attention found his way over to her.

Across the broad space of the stage, through the tangle of naked bodies, past the many distractions around them, they briefly found a perfect connection. One she imagined was composed of admiration, curiosity, longing...

Gwen split everyone up into pairs and assigned a rotating series of improv scenarios. Due to proximity, Kate and Josh partnered up and began exploring challenges such as a "hypochondriac at the doctor's office," or "delivering a presentation on a topic they knew nothing about," and "sharing a first date as their favorite cartoon characters."

The scenes were playful and humorous, and they provided Gwen an opportunity to observe each person's skill sets as she strolled around the room as an observer. Kate did a fair bit of observing too, amused by the ludicrous and whimsical activities going on around her, as well as being secretly entertained by the undeniably comical swinging of dicks throughout the room.

Partners were cycled every so often, giving Kate a chance to interact with different people, both men and women, and to get to know them better. As she neared Dan, however, she became easily distracted, observing how he interacted with Jenny, his present partner. They seemed to be having a blast together and Kate felt a mild pang of jealousy, even though she'd barely talked to him yet.

Observing the two of them together, Kate's insecurities got the better of her. She wondered if Dan was normally attracted to bodies like that. She examined Jenny's body, from her sexy curves to the wispy black hair covering her mons like a strip of silky fur. Kate wondered if he had a thing for spunky, large-breasted Asians with lengthy nipples. Then she reminded herself that the pairings were randomized and, with any luck, she'd have a turn with him that afternoon and that he would find her body just as sexy.

In time, the stars did align.

Kate tensed up as she saw Dan approach, their naked bodies facing each other squarely and coming within an arm's length of one another. Suddenly, she could see every detail; every freckle, every hair, every revealing inch of his gorgeous body. After all the time that had passed, in which she had become increasingly comfortable being unclothed, Kate felt she had returned to square one all over again.

Dan made her feel astoundingly naked and vulnerable as she stood there cowering in his presence, her sprightly breasts displayed audaciously beneath his soft gaze, the brazen reveal of her vulva, just barely covered in a soft layer of pubic hair and privately burning with secret urges. She saw in him only a glimmer of the anxieties that she felt but took comfort in the knowledge that at least on some level he might be similarly vulnerable, grappling with the frank display of his cock in her presence.

"Hi, Kate!" he had said, expressing both a sense of enthusiasm and his remembrance of her name.

"Hey!" she exclaimed, offering him an embarrassingly goofy grin.

"I was excited to work with you. You know... given our mutual interests," he continued. She could hear from his voice that he seemed mildly intimidated and it calmed her nerves a little.

"Oh, good-- me too!" She was elated that her mention of his favorite play was a tactic that was already bearing fruit.

"Shall we get started then?" he asked with a grin, before extending his hand.

She grabbed it and followed him as he led them both to a spot on the stage with a little more space. Then he turned around and they faced each other. Kate's chest was already sore from the pounding of her heart.

She felt as if a heat was building between their bodies. Mild dizziness swept through her body and then passed.

"Yes, let's," she replied, finally giving him an answer, along with a smile that stretched from ear to ear.

***

Several days later, Kate sat under the shade of a tree in a small park downtown sipping a latte, watching the cyclists zip by on the bike path. She closed her eyes and leaned back, enjoying the breeze as it softly toyed with her hair. Kate reveled in quiet moments to herself, especially when recent days were filled with so much brooding.

The moment her cell phone started ringing, Kate somehow immediately knew it was Gwen on the other end and that the answer she would receive held the potential of changing her life forever.

Needless to say, it didn't come as a surprise that Kate was accepted into the Nude Troubadours, although the idea that she would be performing in the nude in her hometown, potentially in front of people she knew, still gave her cause for great alarm. Regardless, she forged ahead with the development of their next performance, Shakespeare's Three Gypsies of Bracciano.

The casting process couldn't have been more advantageous for Kate. Dan received his part early as one of Prince Felix's closest confidants. Kate immediately began vying for the role of Phryne, one of the three gypsy girls whose plan goes awry. The reason was simple: her character ended up with Dan's in the end, making for the perfect opportunity to see if there was indeed something brewing between them.

However, as rehearsals went on, it was already apparent that chemistry was building rapidly between them. If Kate wasn't grabbing lunch with Paige on a particular day, it was with Dan. They always started discussing the work that they were doing but soon veered into quasi-date territory that would have threatened to get them back to the studio in a tardy fashion if it weren't for the fact that a quick return meant being naked together again.

Granted, romping about nude on the stage with a real-life love interest offered a multitude of distractions that took Kate some time to negotiate and manage. It never got easy, per se, but there was progress as each day went by, despite the constant challenges.

One of the most disorienting things about rehearsing for a nude theatrical performance was the intense awareness of the body. Not just the nudity itself but the ways in which the body expressed itself. Kate became acutely familiar with the manner in which her body, and others' bodies, were completely unfettered and subject to a range of free movement that was frequently startling and distracting at first. In particular, prancing around stage as a band of gleeful, spritely gypsy girls resulted in a spirited display of fiercely animated, bouncing breasts. She imagined future audiences rendered hypnotized by the motley assortment of jostling boobs, wiggling and wagging and wobbly; playful, vivacious mounds of flesh with dancing, rubied nipples.

It wasn't just the girls' job to push through and ignore this distraction. The guys' had a similar obstacle. They couldn't take one step, one passionate crossing of the stage without bringing attention to their swinging, flaccid penises, flopping about between their legs like limber sausages. It was as hilarious as it was sexy-- but it was also a challenge unique to the performance and not one that Kate was used to dealing with.

Kate remained skeptical. Could the audience really get into the story when they were otherwise engrossed in the jarring movement of so many naked breasts and penises? She began to laugh, thinking about how the program may as well list Brittany as "Lead Boobs" instead of Eutropia, or Nicholas as "Penis #1." Was she just going to be viewed as one of the members of Eutropia's merry band of hairy pussies? Despite the comic appeal of the thought, she truly had no idea whether they would or not.

Perhaps the theatre-goers would surprise her and really get past all the nakedness. Maybe Gwen and the returning cast members knew something she didn't.

All things considered, the only bit of the play that seemed questionable was the gag in which one of the male actors, Terrence, walked onto the stage, sporting an erection. In her role as Phryne, one of the gypsy girls, it had been suggested that she might giggle and give it a playful brush after making a sarcastic remark. When the suggestion was first made, it took Kate by surprise.

"You mean... you actually want me to... touch him there?" Kate asked in a low-voice, seeking perfect clarity.

Gwen had calmly replied, "I'm going to leave that up to you and Terrence. There are only a few really bawdy moments in this play but this is the big one. Why don't you workshop the idea and start there, then find where you both stand in terms of comfort level."

In the original Shakespeare, the scene was bawdy, yes, but much less explicit. Terrence's character, Tiberius, was actually sporting a bulge and Phryne had merely tapped his manhood discreetly through his clothing with an ornate fan. Kate had to chuckle at the fact that it fell on her shoulders to execute the shocking interpretation that had been suggested in a group discussion. Terrence was cute enough but she wished it were Dan that she had to "interact" with.

Workshop they did and once she had gotten to hear Terrence's take and privately discuss it with him, she felt comfortable moving forward with the suggestion. They had a good, respectful rapport, after all, and he made her feel reassured about the idea. She also couldn't deny that his handsome, athletic body made her feel at least a little intrigued with the idea of wrapping her fingers around the impressive schlong he sported between his muscular thighs.

Most of all, she found it impressive how he seemed to have some technique to be able to excite himself just moments prior to coming onto the stage and the ability to force it to go away after he quickly left it soon thereafter. She observed this over the many times they rehearsed it, although it wasn't until the "dress rehearsals," as they still jokingly called them, that she was required to actually touch his erect penis.

When the moment arrived, they had gone off to the corner together, both aware that it was time to face the task head-on. They sat there cross-legged on the floor, calmly discussing what they were about to do. She had hesitantly asked him what his inspiration was for becoming hard on cue, so long as he was comfortable sharing it. Without getting into too much detail, he summarized his first sexual experience.

It was with a young white girl that he cared deeply for senior year of high school. Unfortunately, her parents didn't approve of their relationship and it had troubled him. When they lost their virginity together, it had been something so beautiful and profound for both of them, breaking through what had seemed like an unnecessary taboo of the conservative community they grew up in.

Kate found it to be a touching story and understood how recalling their tender lovemaking might have the desired effect for him. Terrence shifted nervously as his cock began to rise from his lap; thick, shiny, and glorious. She took a deep breath and asked him how he'd like her to proceed. They briefly discussed how and where she would touch him for the purposes of the performance. Then, upon having a formal agreement, she reached forward and felt the stiff shaft beating back against her fingers as they wrapped around his profoundly-engorged manhood.

For a short while, Kate and Terrence shared a tender and quiet moment. Holding his erect penis in her soft hands, she took her time allowing him to become familiar with her touch as she took her time becoming familiar with the sensation of his sturdy arousal, his revealing scent, his slow, heavy breathing. After a while, she looked up at him and they shared a smile that instantly calmed both their nerves.

In the distance, Kate caught sight of Dan's expressionless but attentive looks. She smiled to herself, wondering if she'd just detected a hint of jealousy. He looked hot and motionless. Vulnerable. Adorably so.

In the end, Kate decided it all made sense, in a way. Throw the audience a bone, or in this case, a boner. Something they wanted to see that was sexy and daring. Thus, in giving them that one concession, the rest of the play's stark nudity would be received as rather mundane and not designed merely for pornographic expression. It was a lesson in the various modes that nudity could find expression.

As rehearsals continued, time seemed to fly by, each day bringing her closer and closer to a new identity, a vivacious gypsy girl who lived deep in the forest and lived by her own rules.

At the same time, it brought her closer to having to make a tough decision. A very tough one, about the fate of her decisions as it related to those closest to her who had not yet learned of the secret new world to which she now belonged.

***

Kate saw the writing on the wall. There was no avoiding it. Eventually, her family would find out what she was doing. All her old friends would hear about it. Heck, some of them would surely come to see her! After running lines one day, Paige had talked to her about it. She suggested getting ahead of the situation, that way Kate herself would be in control of the messaging from the get-go.

Unfortunately, Paige was right.

Beer and burgers seemed to be as good a setting as any to drop the bombshell news to her family; beer to help her get the confession out and slabs of meat to make the rest of them sluggish and less emotional about the whole thing. She had suggested they grab lunch at one of their favorite restaurants and Kate soon found herself surrounded by the comfortable hiss of a flat top where a perfect grid of beef patties scented the air with fat and smoke.

The moment Kate introduced the fact that she'd joined a local theatre company her family started building obstacles, however, she knew that filling them in on the latest events in her life would be no easy task.

"That's great! How much are they paying you?" her father rejoiced.

"Dad..." she groaned.

"No really, we're so proud of you honey... good job!" her mom said, patting her hand. "How cool is that? We'll get to see your sister in another show!" she added, turning to Tim, Kate's brother, who was recently home from college for the summer.

Tim was still busy stuffing his face with fries. "Uh huh," he mumbled.

"Uh... well..." Kate began.

"Are you in a production yet? When do we get to see?" her mom continued, enthusiastically.

"Well, I'm not sure that you'll want to--"

Her father chimed in, "Why, is it a controversial topic?"

"Um... you might say that..." Kate said, suddenly realizing she needed to wrestle control of the conversation back again. "See, it's like this. And hear me out, before you react." The whole family perked up. Her mom and dad's faces turned to mild concern. She decided to play the desperation card.

"Basically, you know I've been looking for work for a while and struggling financially. Someone told me to start going after bolder opportunities where I might have a better chance of getting things rolling. So, like, I've been thinking about that and trying to cast a wider net and looking for more types of productions. And... well... there's a performance here in New Haven coming up that I auditioned for and got the part. It's Shakespeare."

"Okay... this doesn't sound like a nightmare to me yet..." her mom uttered, her joke only thinly veiling the growing concern in her voice.

"Well... this group... they... uh..." Three faces stared back at her, just a few words away from the shocking news. "... perform plays in the nude."