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Fefu and Her Friends
Providence College
Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film
Angell Blackfriars Theatre
Fefu and Her Friends
Written by María Irene Fornés
January 20-23, 2022
Thursday, Friday, Saturday 7:30 PM
Sunday 2:00 PM
Directed by Erin Joy Schmidt
A signature work of feminist theatre by a giant of the avant-garde. Set in the 1930s, a group of eight women gather at the country home of their brilliant and eccentric friend, Fefu. As multiple conflicts unfold between the old friends, the women struggle to define who they are and what it means to be a woman in a patriarchal society. Though written in the 1970s, FEFU AND HER FRIENDS raises questions and anxieties around gender and identity that endure today.
María Irene Fornés has been called the greatest and least-known dramatist of our time. Signature Theatre devoted its 1999–2000 season to her work. She’s written over 40 “spare, poetic, and emotionally forceful works”; won nine OBIE awards; and her epic What of the Night? was a finalist for the 1990 Pulitzer Prize. JoAnne Akalaitis, Edward Albee Caryl Churchill, Migdalia Cruz, John Guare, Tony Kushner, Eduardo Machado, Caridad Svich, Paula Vogel are among the artists that have credited her as an inspiration and influence. -
Fefu and Her Friends Playbill
Providence College
Providence College Department of Theatre, Dance & Film
Angell Blackfriars Theatre
Fefu and Her Friends
Written by María Irene Fornés
January 20-23, 2022
Thursday, Friday, Saturday 7:30 PM
Sunday 2:00 PM
Erin Joy Schmidt............Director
Jill Forrester...................Stage Manager
Laurel Franczek, Joey Pekar, Carrie Selwood.........Assistant Stage Managers
Renee Suprenant-Fitzgerald.................Set Design
Michael Clark Wonson.................Lighting Design
David Cabral.....................Costume Design
Sam Sewell..................Sound Design
Rachel Padula-Schufelt...................Wig Design
James T. Beauregard................Violence Coordinator
Steven Doucette................Prop Master
Patricia Tulli-Hawkridge................Vocal Coach
Maxine Wheelock................Costume Shop Supervisor
Trevor Elliot................Technical Director
Gabe Luxton................Assistant Technical Director
Jimmy Calitri................Managing Director
Allison Crews................Production Office Coordinator
The Cast
Cindy-Sydney Cahill, Christina-Victoria Cannon, Fefu-Kelsi Canada, Paula-Analisa Pisano, Emma-Madelyn Rich, Sue-Christina Schwab, Cecilia-Kelly Slader, Julia-Katie Vennard
A signature work of feminist theatre by a giant of the avant-garde. Set in the 1930s, a group of eight women gather at the country home of their brilliant and eccentric friend, Fefu. As multiple conflicts unfold between the old friends, the women struggle to define who they are and what it means to be a woman in a patriarchal society. Though written in the 1970s, FEFU AND HER FRIENDS raises questions and anxieties around gender and identity that endure today.
María Irene Fornés has been called the greatest and least-known dramatist of our time. Signature Theatre devoted its 1999–2000 season to her work. She’s written over 40 “spare, poetic, and emotionally forceful works”; won nine OBIE awards; and her epic What of the Night? was a finalist for the 1990 Pulitzer Prize. JoAnne Akalaitis, Edward Albee Caryl Churchill, Migdalia Cruz, John Guare, Tony Kushner, Eduardo Machado, Caridad Svich, Paula Vogel are among the artists that have credited her as an inspiration and influence.
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