Fefu and Her Friends, a play taken place in New England in 1935 at Fefu’s Country House. It was written by Maria Irene Fornes and originally produced by the New York Theater Strategy. Fefu and Her Friends speak of themes during the 1930s that the characters were dealing with in society.
Walking into the theatre room, it was set up as a black box. The set-up of Fefu’s Country House used realistic furniture and had a kitchen to the left of the stage. The actor’s utilized all of their space that they had and used several different exit and entrance. The audiences were close to the stage and were on the right and in front of the actors. In the beginning of the production the setting started in the living room, where Fefu and the other actors were introduced and the audience began to gain brief knowledge of who the actors were. During the middle of the production, the actors used different scenes within Fefu’s House. Some of the scenes that were used were the yard, the living room, Julia guest room, and the kitchen. These scene became more personal for the actors and the audience gain knowledge of who they were and several themes were introduced within these scenes. At the end of the play, each lady face their problems that related to the themes and the play ended in the death of one of the actors. The advantages that the playwright has in choosing theatre as a vehicle for political statement is that it gains the audience attention and reach a mass of people. …show more content…
It also help develop the statements in an entertaining way. The disadvantages that the playwright has in choosing theatre as a vehicle for political statement is that it doesn’t share the same time period as the audience. Some of the language being spoken doesn’t relate to the present time. The responsibilities that the director and cast/ crew members have in making sure that the audience understand what the play is about. The way that they can do this is by changing some of the words to fit better with the time period. Giving the audience a background on the setting and about the play itself, to help the audience understand. During the play, being a part of the audience I did not really catch the political views and statements that they were focusing on till the end and yet I was still confuse about what was going on and what the play was about. Seeing the play I notice how the actors interacted with their audience, the setting of the play, and the lighting effects. The actors knew where their audience were and how to properly interact with them. An example of that moment is when Emma speech was not only on the stage but in the seating arrangement of where the audience was. By her doing this it gain the audience attention and showed her interaction. Another thing that was noticeable from what was discuss in class was how the setting of the play was. There was real furniture making the setting more realistic. Not only did the furniture make it realistic but having the water fight, cricket game equipment, and the alcohol made it more realistic. And lastly the lighting effects, they made the audience knew what time
Walking into the theatre room, it was set up as a black box. The set-up of Fefu’s Country House used realistic furniture and had a kitchen to the left of the stage. The actor’s utilized all of their space that they had and used several different exit and entrance. The audiences were close to the stage and were on the right and in front of the actors. In the beginning of the production the setting started in the living room, where Fefu and the other actors were introduced and the audience began to gain brief knowledge of who the actors were. During the middle of the production, the actors used different scenes within Fefu’s House. Some of the scenes that were used were the yard, the living room, Julia guest room, and the kitchen. These scene became more personal for the actors and the audience gain knowledge of who they were and several themes were introduced within these scenes. At the end of the play, each lady face their problems that related to the themes and the play ended in the death of one of the actors. The advantages that the playwright has in choosing theatre as a vehicle for political statement is that it gains the audience attention and reach a mass of people. …show more content…
It also help develop the statements in an entertaining way. The disadvantages that the playwright has in choosing theatre as a vehicle for political statement is that it doesn’t share the same time period as the audience. Some of the language being spoken doesn’t relate to the present time. The responsibilities that the director and cast/ crew members have in making sure that the audience understand what the play is about. The way that they can do this is by changing some of the words to fit better with the time period. Giving the audience a background on the setting and about the play itself, to help the audience understand. During the play, being a part of the audience I did not really catch the political views and statements that they were focusing on till the end and yet I was still confuse about what was going on and what the play was about. Seeing the play I notice how the actors interacted with their audience, the setting of the play, and the lighting effects. The actors knew where their audience were and how to properly interact with them. An example of that moment is when Emma speech was not only on the stage but in the seating arrangement of where the audience was. By her doing this it gain the audience attention and showed her interaction. Another thing that was noticeable from what was discuss in class was how the setting of the play was. There was real furniture making the setting more realistic. Not only did the furniture make it realistic but having the water fight, cricket game equipment, and the alcohol made it more realistic. And lastly the lighting effects, they made the audience knew what time