Louie's

There were many different aspects about the play Louie’s at 1st and Main that I had to keep in mind when processing the stage space. The acting was pretty good I thought. The direction seemed to be well rehearsed and in the right direction. And the stage space was nicely used. The stage space could be broken into a few different categories actually. There is the issue of the space being formal and informal, the way the seating was set up for the audience, and of course how big was the stage space. The stage space would be considered small stretching out about 30 feet some areas to only 10 feet long in others. It was still big enough to offer quite a variety of options though. There were five different entrances and exits offered at different sections of the theatre. This provided a number of options for the cast to maneuver around throughout the play. That was very convenient considering the size of the place. The scene there could be classified as informal. Besides the location there were a few other signs that made it a dead give-away. There were no servers at the door, no dress code, eating and drinking were allowed, etc. It was a very chill and relaxed environment. I was able to eat my bowl of soup in there and drink my soda. The seating arrangement was comfortable. The chairs were spread out in a half circle that went around the stage. It was a pretty well designed layout considering the space they had to work with. It still allowed all the audience members to see the same amount of stage space as everyone else. I think the stage would be considered a thrust stage or a black box stage. I do not really know about that one cause the definitions sounded similar to me. Over all this was a really well designed area with little stage space to work with. Not everyone could pull that off.