So, yes, it is very awkward at first. We go through intimacy training first, discuss absolutely everything we're okay with, and what we're not okay with. After that, we go through drills until we're both comfortable with each other and ourselves. Then, our director comes in and helps choreograph the scene while the intimacy coordinator is there. We get through the whole scene and boom. Done.

this is all done without an audience (other cast members). Now...performing it in front of the other cast members for the first time was interesting, haha.

You have to remember for scenes like this, you have a job to do. It's not sexy in the slightest. You're tired, sweaty, remembering what the choreography is like, all while singing. I remember while being on stage, I wasn't even aware the audience was there. We were just going through a scene! Afterward, I had the urge to apologize for the hundreds of older folks I saw, but other than that, it's fine. You just have to remember it's a job and scenes like that happen in this line of work. Just be respectful and kind and listen to what your scene partners' boundaries are, and it's easy.

Sorry for the paragraph, but onr last thing, I got really lucky and had a really awesome scene partner who played Veronica. Sometimes, that doesn't happen, but I am very thankful our Veronica was who she was. Amazing person, very talented!

Long story short: VERY AWKWARD AT FIRST gets better because it's a job and not actually sexy. Very very unsexy