Fefu and Her Friends A Fantastic Immersive Adventure

Photos shot for Purdue Theatre by Melodie Yvonne

WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA (Dress Rehearsal – November 10, 2021) – Purdue Theatre’s production of Fefu and Her Friends by María Irene Fornés and directed by Raquel Lopez is an immersive adventure following the experiences of 8 women living in the patriarchal culture of the 1930s performed immaculately by a phenomenal cast. Show will open November 12 at the Nancy T. Hansen Theatre in Yue-Kong Pao Hall of Visual and Performing Arts, and follow with multiple digital & In-person performances through November 21, 2021. The following excerpt is courtesy of Purdue Theatre’s official website:

“Written in 1977, this early immersive drama is one of the best-known plays of María Irene Fornés, Cuban-American playwright and matriarch of Latinx playwriting and avant-garde theatre traditions. Set in the 1930s, eight women gather at their friend Fefu’s home to plan an educational fundraiser. While a seemingly simple plot, the play is anything but. As the audience moves through the stage space to engage with the scenes in a different order, Fornés dramatizes the complex experiences of women in patriarchal culture.”

Dates:

November 11, 2021 at 7:30 pm – Preview Performance, In-person only at Pao Hall
November 12, 2021 at 7:30 pm – Opening Night: In-person and Livestream
November 13, 18, 19, and 20 at 7:30 pm – In-person and Digital Recording
November 14 and 21 at 2:30 pm – In-person and Digital Recording

Visitors can purchase tickets online at purdue.edu/theatre/tickets. Tickets may also be purchased at all campus box offices or by calling (765) 494-3933 or (800) 914-SHOW.

Check out the photo highlight gallery from the phenomenal show below

Purdue Theatre’s production of Fefu and Her Friends opens November 12 in the Nancy T. Hansen Theatre, and will follow with multiple digital & In-person performances through November 21, 2021. Tickets can be purchased online at purdue.edu/theatre/tickets.

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Melodie Yvonne

Melodie Yvonne, lead photographer and owner of Photographic Melodie, grew up in the small southern Indiana town of North Vernon. She picked up her first camera at the age of 5, and was immediately hooked. By the age of 15 she began to turn every trip, even just to the local park, into a fantasy scene of her own imagination, and started mentoring with many local professionals. Melodie received an Associates of Applied Science in Visual Technologies majoring in Photography from Ivy Tech in 2002 after studying under acclaimed professors and many other masters in the field.

Melodie’s main focus has always been music photography. Growing up listening to many amazing musicians inspired her dream to create visual images that made people feel the way they do when listening to music. Her goal was to help people SEE the music.

Melodie has done numerous jobs around the country ranging from working for bands to being the official photographer on many southern Indiana Poker Runs. Her specialties are in nature, music, and candid event photography. She published her first print work, a collection of images & poetry, in 2011, and has since published many more print works. Melodie currently acts as owner & lead photographer at Photographic Melodie, House Photographer for Purdue Theatre, and Tour Photographer for multiple Billboard Charts topping bands as well as freelance work with many other media outlets, venues, and musicians.

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