Fucking A
By Suzan Lori-Parks
Directed by Bobbin Ramsey
University Theater, Yale University
2023
Music Direction: Liam Bellman-Sharpe
Set Designer: Patti Panyakaew
Costume Designer: Caroline Tyson
Lighting Designer: Ankit Pandey
Sound Designer: Joe Krempetz
Projection Designer: Doaa Ouf
Production Dramaturg: Gabrielle Hoyt
Technical Director: Alex Theisen
Stage Manager: Aura Michelle
An otherworldly tale...involving a noble mother...her wayward son...and others.
"Fucking A is a pro-abortion play set in an anti-abortion world. It is a prison-abolitionist play that depicts the perverse logic of incarceration. Intermingling violence and care, optimism and despair, this staggering piece asks; at a time when hope feels like delusion, how can hope thrive? And in a place where love leads inevitably to pain, how can love make a difference?"
-- Gabrielle Hoyt, Production Dramaturg
The dystopian Fucking A world represents the literal interpretation of social hierachy as we see characters with money and power live on top of the lower class. Hester, an abortionist, whom people look downed upon provides the most necessary service. Her existence is the foundation that carries this whole town. This is how society functions in this otherworldly world.Â
Photos are arranged in sequence of the play
Photo Credits: T. Charles Erickson, Doaa Ouf, Kim Zhou and Yichen Zhou
Design Concept Sketches
Preliminary Design Storyboard Sketches
First Design Model
Final Design Model