Fefu and Her Friends: New, Expanded Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (771 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1555541631 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 88 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Joseph said Classic Theatre. Classic Fornes, this play is an interesting prospective on the way society viewed women.. Five Stars Mufasa Great book, lots of important topics present in this book. Intriguing Very good play about gender roles and society pressures. You have symbolism and death and rape all in one but elegantly discussed and dramatized
PAJ Publications has published five volumes of the author’s plays, including María Irene Fornés: Plays, Promenade and Other Plays, What of the Night?: Selected Plays, and Letters from Cuba. The volume includes the original version of the play, which takes place in five different environments, as well as a one-set variation, conceived and directed by the author two decades after the 1977 production. The new and expanded edition of Fefu and Her Friends celebrates the fortieth anniversary of the beloved play by María Irene Fornés, one of the most influential contemporary American playwrights. Also featured is an interview with Fornés on the play by Bonnie Marranca. For her work as writer, director, teacher, librettist, and adapter of classics, over more than four decades, María Irene Fornés has received nine Obie Awards.
Cummings, author, María Irene Fornés. “A testament to Fornés's influence is the wide range of artists who openly acknowledge her impact on their work or sensibility.” Caridad Svich, co-editor (with Maria Delgado), Conducting a Life: Reflections on the Theatre ofMaría Irene Fornés“The Fornes oeuvre is one of American drama’s most important achievements.” Tony Kushner"The play’s radical form and complex feminism opened up new possibilities for all playwrights." Scott T