Set in 1935, María Irene Fornés’ Fefu and Her Friends centers on a meeting between a group of women and explores their relationships with each other, their bodies, gender, class, desire, men, politics, revulsion, and violence. Directed by Sophie Dushko, this contemporary production aims to encounter the play and its characters with fresh eyes influenced by our current political landscape and personal experiences. With a gender expansive cast featuring cis and non-binary performers, the company seeks to push the boundaries of the play’s conversation around gender, privilege, embodiment, and power and confront the internal oppositions and resistances within these characters.
Gabrielle Carrubba as Julia, photography by Geve
Production History
Spring 2025, Farmhands presented the site specific reimagining. Staged intimately in a West Village townhouse, the production ran for one sold out weekend, March 20th - 23rd, hosted by fashion designer Nanette Lepore and co-prodcued by Jaclyn Bethany
The cast featured Nicole Chaffin, Gabrielle Carrubba, Gagarin, Lauren Guglielmello, Michelle Moriarty, Erin Noll, Kim Savarino, and Violet Savage with lighting design by Henry Mont, production design by Stella Gatti, costume design by Sophie Dushko with consultation by Nanette Lepore, sound design by Charles Van Alst Danner. TaTyana Smith was the production stage manager and Catherine Spino served as House Manager.
