Costumes for Louie’s 1st and Main
When our class went to Louie’s 1st and Main, I thought that the play was going to be iffy, and whether or not they were really going to pull off the costumes or not. Because I was assigned Design Elements, I figured I would go onto the points of the costume pieces. Basically, what worked and what didn’t.
What worked for the play was how there was many costumes to define the actors who were portraying more than one character. Such as the lady who was playing Romy and The neighbor who would hand out her change every time nonchalantly. I really enjoyed how they chose the policemen’s uniforms, because they were really believable. I especially applaud for how they kept their own hats up off of their face so we could see every expression they wanted to portray. Towards the end of the play I thought it was nifty of how they showed us the understanding of Louie as a pigeon. Starting off with the torn up feather jacket,. and the ankle tracker with his ID number. Those were a few of the things that I did enjoy, but now onto the things that were misleading and not very believable.
First off the modern day clothing they put on Romy and Stanley bugged me. How old where they? And on all honesty, I thought that if they were swearing, Disney wasn’t the picture they wanted to portray for their own ages. Second off, Officer Charles facial hair bugged me. I don’t think it was necessary for him to keep, as well as Bernie’s. I had a hard time with Louie who is supposed to be a bird wearing facial hair as well.. I could not picture a pigeon with a beard frankly and long hair. And what really aggravated me was Dimitri’s look. He was a very clean bum if I do say so myself. If you go to downtown Portland all the bums are: raggedy, scrounge, gross smelling, and their hair nor facial hair is kept up. How they only gave him jeans that were sewn every which way, and a t-shirt with one measly hole. His clothes looked way too clean, and his hair is way too shiny and washed. So personally it was good, but overall something’s could be touched up to become more realistic.
Nici
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I actually quite agreed with everything you said. One thing I noticed about the design element, was that almost the whole time there was a trash can with a bunch of cans in it! why didnt he turn those in for cash!! maybe that was just in the play i saw (cuz i went a different night) but it was one of the first things i noticed. and yes, i agree that dimitri was very clean and well kept. good blog! :)
I totally agree that Dimitri was much to clean to be a bum, his clothes were clean and his hair always looked too neat. I also liked the use of the feathers on the down jacket and leg band to make us realize Louis was really a pigeon. Nancy Prohaska
Yea Dimitri was way clean for bum. Maybe he is a rich bum.
There were clues throughout the play that Louis was a Pigeon. Like the small amount of bread given to him by Dimitri, etc
I have seen a few homeless people in my day, and Dimitri really didn't resemble any of them. True the stuble/beard idea would've hard to convey even with make up due to the close proximity, but still. He look like he picked the oldest closthes in his closest and just headed to the theatre in them. Working in the garden, taking a long walk, sleeping in them, whatever it takes. If you do not look the part, you will not fully be the part no matter how well you act. All I'm saying.
I agree with what most said about Dimitri being too clean. However I don't think Louis' hair was an issue. Of course it didn't look like a pigeon! Pigeons don't look like people. What we saw in Louis is what Dimitri saw. He thought of Louis as a real person.
I myself did not get Louie being a bird, I thought he was another homeless man. It did not occur to me because there was not much done in terms of his protraying what he actually was.
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