By Ashley Ramsey
Do You Want to See me Naked is a one-woman show premiering at the Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival and is the collaboration of actor Golden and writer/director, Morag Shepherd. It begins with: “I am a fat Woman,” proclaims Elizabeth Golden (Self) as she stands amid a half circle of chairs filled by the fifteen members of this intimate audience. Her naturally curly hair falls around her face as she pleads with the audience: “Do you want to see me naked? Because I want to show you.”
The fourth wall is immediately broken as Golden invites you into her world to tell you her story. From growing up in the LDS church, her marriages, and what it is like to live in a body that our current world has deemed “not beautiful enough”, Golden is offering the audience the rare opportunity to step inside someone else’s story and try them on for a little bit. Carefully and simply underscored by the cry of Ysa Pitman’s violin, and the simple set of fabric, a bench, and a mask, Golden’s world comes to life.
Golden is no stranger to the stage in Utah and has built a reputation as a strong, solid, and giving actor. Her performance in this piece is no different. From the moment Golden steps on stage, there is no doubt how much this piece means to her. Her presence is commanding and stern, yet warm and inviting. She easily manages the ebb and flow in the moments of comedy and the moments of heartache in Shepherd’s script. Shepherd’s script is full of beautiful and poetic language and Golden’s performance breathes life into every syllable. The physicality of her performance is carefully woven throughout and she has an incredible grasp on the power of stillness alongside the power of movements like gyrations and thrusting. She uses her body to organically create the emphasis, the emotion in her story. Even in her moments of just standing on stage, she is full of purpose. She is unapologetically unafraid of sharing her story. She has incredible moments of vulnerability and grace. But above all she is real. She is telling you her story, but you will find moments where you sit uncomfortable. Not for her, but for yourself, because it’s your story too. And she is asking you to look at it. Stare at it. To take a breath, and start again.
Salt Lake Fringe is the perfect opportunity to get to know new works and this show is everything that a fringe production should be. It is hard to put into words to justify the experience I had at this show. At one point in the production, Golden tells the audience that she thinks it would be funny if we all left and said her show was terrible. And to be honest there is part of me that wants to. Not because the show is anywhere near terrible, but because I want to buy up every ticket and sit in the production over and over again. Absorbing what Golden is so freely and lovingly giving away. Theatre like this doesn’t happen often. To experience emotion so deeply was freeing. To feel hot tears on my cheeks and I wasn’t even aware that I was crying. I hope you will find yourself here because I promise, you do want to see her naked.
The Great Salt Lake Fringe Festival presents Do You Want to See Me Naked by Elizabeth Golden and Morag Shepherd
The Fringe Factory 2234 Highland Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84106
July 28-August 6 various afternoon and evening times
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Tickets: $5 festival entrance fee with tickets ranging from $7-15.
Advisory: Please note that this show does include adult language, the possibility of nudity, and the acknowledgment that sex exists.
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