The Setting of 22 Caliber Mouth
Tony DiOrio’s atmospheric, evocative photographs are offered as inspiration to producers, directors and set designers. The beauty of .22 CALIBER MOUTH is that it is a tale told and sung by five characters only. An unusually low number for a musical production with this degree of dynamism. The entire story takes place within the parameters of a small part of New York. The Lower East Side. The flavors of a bar, a park bench, single apartments and a hospital bed, are not difficult to replicate in any literal way.
These photos depict the world of 70s New York in which the play takes place. The flavors, the darkness. the sexy graffiti –strewn milieu where everything was quite a bit more out of control.
The possibilities in terms of lighting, staging, and sound design are endless.
