'Shoe Story' national team sale uk at Theatre of NOTE
The streetwise milieu of New York 1980s sneaker culture club team forms the metaphoric instep of "Shoe Story" at Theatre of NOTE. Although Ben Snyder 2008 fantasia sometimes stumbles over and laced with admirable thought.
"Shoe Story" traverses storefront emporium, strikingly abstracted by Sibyl Wickersheimer footwearladen scenic design. Mar (Justin Alston) alludes to a tragedy boot plot of the box.
We flashback to Yu Shoes employees idealistic Juney (Johnson) and pragmatic Rob (Richard PierreLouis) who with lookieloos and shoplifters, covet toptier items and stay afield of worldweary Yu (Michael Yama), their Korean boss. Juney romance with single mom Sabrina (Brown) and a yearning for the holy grail of sneakers the Yu reactions to Jewish building owners dreams for cultural counterpoint.
Billed as an "urban fairy tale," Snyder hybrid is heart a comingofage parable in sociological breakdance mode. Director Maureen Huskey the episodic narrative into an impressive modernist package, sharply accentuated by Bryan Maier sound, Matt Richter lighting, Hunter Wells costumes and the videos by Maier and Anthony Puente.
Huskey ensemble, which includes Julian Evens, Alex ElliottFunk and Craig muMs Grant, is adept, bouncy despite a recurring clash between naturalistic and stylized approaches. Understandable Snyder sidewalk argot and elegiac poetry adorns a relatively foreseeable storyline, which the Football Kits last degree of impact. Still, merely the venue proximity to countless local vendors indicates "Shoe Story Hollywood aptitude. Hypebeasts and sneakerheads, take note.