Fefu and Her Friends

Visual Production Timeline - Maria Irene Fornes • New England, Spring 1935 • Act I

Interactive Production Timeline

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The Gathering Begins
Pages 112-121 Noon Living Room
Eight women gather for a mysterious meeting in Fefu's country house. Opening conversation about women being loathsome, Fefu shoots at Phillip; characters arrive for meeting.
🎭 Scenery

Multiple seating areas, elevated landing, French doors, functional bar

💡 Lighting

Bright for facial expressions, indoor/outdoor contrast

👗 Costumes

1935 period, comfortable for sitting, wheelchair-appropriate for Julia

🔊 Sound

Car sounds, horn, gunshot, voices from lawn

Stone & Worms Philosophy
Pages 113-115 Noon Living Room
Fefu's provocative philosophical discourse on women being loathsome, using her famous stone/worms metaphor. A monologue that establishes the play's central themes about women's internalized oppression.
🎭 Scenery

Landing elevation for dominance, intimate conversation triangle

💡 Lighting

Warm intimacy, bright for mischievous expressions

👗 Costumes

Unrestricted movement for animated gestures

🔊 Sound

Natural speech projection for extensive dialogue

The Gunshot Game
Pages 115-116 Noon Living Room
Fefu shoots at Phillip outside, followed by discussion of the "game." The shocking gunshot reveals the bizarre dynamic between Fefu and her husband, leaving the other women (and audience) shaken.
🎭 Scenery

Functional gun, clear sightlines, safety barriers

💡 Lighting

Clear gun handling visibility, shock emphasis

👗 Costumes

Freedom for sudden movement and protective reactions

🔊 Sound

Loud gunshot blank, voices calling from outside