Louis's at 1st and Main is the story of a homeless man, Dimitri, Living in a cardboard box in a big city. Seeing that it was behind a coffee shop, I think it would be best to say that the stage was a combination of black box and found space. As you walk in to take your seat, you can not help notice the beautiful set design, two apartment buildings stand side by side with a small alley way between them. The buildings have a brownstone look to them, (which look very realistic) and the alley way is where our main character, Dimitri, resides, in his cardboard box.
The backdrop gave us a clear idea of the location of Dimitri, who had very neat torn cloths and did look a little too clean for a street bum. I also wondered about Louis's clean feet, though in the end we find out who he really is; which kinder explained his cleanliness. The band and feathers on him in the end also gave clues to his real identity. The other thing I did not appreciate was that during the intermission, the actor, who played Louis, mingled with the audience, which in my opinion took away the believability to his character. Through the second half of the play I had a hard time seeing him as his character. Tessie's costume was very effective, she wore mismatched colors; it almost felt like she found things on the street and made them into cloths. Her character was very believable; she gave of the impression of a crazy street lady, well done.
I really enjoyed that being our first play, we started out with something small and moved to bigger things as we progressed.
Thank You
James L.
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I agree James. Dimitri was took clean to be a bum. His clothes were too neat. I think there was one little whole in his shirt. It was actually quite pathetic looking. As if the director had tried to make him look like a bum, but it just didn't workout.
Than you Deanna, I'm glad I got at least one comment.
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