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Theatre Gallery
Macbeth- Macbeth
"Again and again, you were clear and convincing, and I think it's some of the best work you have done. I was especially impressed with the silent work you did on your box during those moments when characters inside the play would speak to or about you."
Romeo and Juliet- Romeo
"Romeo is nothing if not impetuous, and Louis Altman captured that rashness as well as his sense of loyalty as he clearly articulated Shakespeare’s complex, poetic language."
- The Crozet Gazette
The Woman In The Moon-
Iphicles
"Melos was most frequently contrasted with Altman’s Iphicles, still a boy but a more self-conscious one, more sexually forward (“They draw me on, and yet they put me back” in particular seemed to indicate Iphicles getting a bit of a thrill out of Pandora showing dominance in her words), and more directly physical (showing off his muscles to try and impress her)."
-The Bardathon
All's Well That End's Well-
Lord Dumaine 2
"Crittenden and Altman were an excellent double act as the Dumaines...The two knew how to conduct themselves at court, standing formally before the Queen and accepting their commission to war with an appropriate level of excitement shared between themselves. At war, however, they started showing more of their laddish influence on Bertram, presented as younger than themselves."
-The Bardathon
Tis Pity She's A Whore- Giovanni
"Altman, on the other hand, was uncompromising in making Giovanni genuinely quite scary. There were smiles every now and again – when Giovanni got what he wanted – but no romanticization of the character, with aggression always underpinning Giovanni’s destructive rejection of the world’s values and morals and his sister’s own ability to consent."
- The Bardathon
The Winter's Tale-
Polixeness/Clown/Lord/Steward/Jailer
"The Sicilian court was the bleeding into Sicilia of the color of Bohemia (best epitomized in a joyful 5.2 led by Altman’s steward, here an over-enthusiastic chef explaining the discoveries with vivid physical illustration to his peers and Autolycus)"
-The Bardathon
A Midsummer Night's Dream-
Demetrius/Snug
"Altman’s relaxed, confident Demetrius sauntered into the play with the backing of Egeus and a physical swagger that bespoke his surety.
- The Bardathon
As You Like It- Touchstone
Mary Baldwin Shakespeare and Performance
"Louis Altman’s Touchstone was an outlier in the court, confined to denim and a blue blazer but with an unabashed line in innuendo (I’ve rarely seen the knight’s mustard and pancakes made to sound quite so dirty)."
- The Bardathon
The Two Noble Kinsmen- Wooer
Mary Baldwin Shakespeare and Performance
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