Sunday, October 21, 2007

Lester & Louis Save The World

October 21, 2007
Created and performed by: Justin and Rachael Dobring
Directed by: Rachael Dobring

I like Justin Dobring as a performer and talent. His show is very intense and so is his characters Lester and Louis and the preacher that appears in the end. As an audience you get the feeling Justin really does want to save the world with his message. Lets face it most of us would like to save the world. Lester and Lewis brings this point out. This show looks well rehearsed – Justin shows us his power as a performer. There are many kinds of rhythm in a show and one kind is the intensity rhythm of the show. A certain level intensity of the show for me was the same throughout the show—this tired me out. One must breath here and there as a performer and audience. A little more oxygen would help. As times the story lost me here and there. The third character seemed to come out of nowhere and I was sorry to see Justin’s clown leave us. If you like intense theatre you will find this piece interesting. This is a solo show all except one moment. Solo shows can be tough – because most solo show performers want to deliver a profound message. The thing I find most interesting about this show is Justin Dobring as a talent and it will be good to see if he takes different kinds of risks in the future and what will happen when he adds more joy to his performances.

This was Lester and Louis Save the World final show at the festival.

What do you think?By: Stanley Allan Sherman.

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