Louis G. "Lou" Trapani

Funny, I was working in my garden yesterday and Lou came into my mind. I smiled as I remembered so many things about him. I've reread what I wrote a year ago and can't think of anything to add except to double down on the fact that he was a major influence on me and I still think of him.

I met in Lou in 1970 at the Roundabout Theater when it was in a cockroach infested, supermarket basement on W. 26th street, We were in an all-male Hamlet and Lou was the best Ophelia I have ever seen. I learned so much from Lou especially about how to play classic comedy. He was a brilliant Tony Lumpkin and Launcelot Gobbo. We shared a Brooklyn apartment for a while with his Irish setter Morgan. Lou was a one off. He visited me in London in about 2007 and we had great day walking around the...

I first became acquainted with Lou as the stoic artistic Director of the center for performing arts, (sitting at his desk, upstairs, usually in silence,) whenever I came in to discuss any sort of business. I worked as an actor, technical crew, and music Director at the Center since the time of its building. He gave me the opportunity to produce a concert of my own musical compositions at the center as well. He was always fair. He was a straight shooter. He was kind and firm as a director. As...

Working with Lou at Hofstra with our career dreams and acting experiences was a joy. He was a super talent then and always. Luf ya. Gene Scandur

We were sitting in the theater at the Center, talking about The Fantastiks, when he mentioned that he´d always wanted to direct the show with two mothers instead of two fathers. Me: Oh, I´d LOVE to do that! Lou: Would you?" The rest is history!