The Acting of "Louie's at 1st and Main"

I think that the acting in the play "Louie's at 1st and Main" was a mixed bag of the good and the mediocre. Nolan Chard, the man who played the character Dimitri, did in excellent job of making the character seem real. He incorporated little mannerisms you might find in someone who talks with their hands with out drawing undue attention to them. Things such as fiddling with his fingernails when he was nervous, or even the posture he held when he was talking to one of the other characters about his previous life. Dalene Young, the woman who portrayed the crazy lady Tessie stole the show in what few scenes she was in. She managed to portray absolute crazy with a little bit of self mocking humor. Her Tessie reminded me a lot of a mentally disabled person who used to come into one of my old jobs and do nearly exactly what Tessie did. I also think that Elaine Flowers did a wonderful job of channeling a young child in the role she played.
I felt that a few of the roles were much too flatly played. I felt that Chandler Adams did not bring enough feeling to the role of the empathic Sgt. Tracy. He was however partially redeemed at the ending, when he started to let a bit of the inner Sgt. Tracy through. Silas Webb felt a little off as well. His portrayal of the bigotted Officer Charles felt very one dimensional. I'm not sure if it was his acting or the role however. I think that Colin McLeod put in a rather poor performance personally. I felt that his Louis was very flat, very unemotional. The only emotion I really noticed was the sly smirk he occasionally gave the audience and I felt it was a bit offputting.
I still think that the play was good enough to see however. It will still pull at your heartstrings and make you laugh.