Alison Bechdel's Fun Home
Concept:
Fun Home, by Jeanie Tesori and Lisa Kron based on the graphic novel by Alison Bechdel, is strife with discord. Throughout Fun Home, we get a glimpse of Alison’s childhood as she understands it in adulthood. We are voyeurs in her relationship with her parents, particularly her relationship with her father, Bruce Bechdel. As Alison grows, we witness the transformation of her relationship with Bruce and how her relationship with her father shapes Alison’s identity.
Each of the characters is obsessed with the idea of assimilation. They want to assimilate to society’s idea of the perfect family. Each of them knows they’re being watched, and this knowledge informs their actions. Alison wears a dress so she isn’t different, Bruce plays the intellectual head of the perfect family, and Helen plays the part of the loving wife, who keeps everything together. Each plays their part, wears their costume, and each is miserable. Assimilation is key to this production, because not only is it the root of all of the problems in this …show more content…
Each vignette we see within the story in some way defines how Alison sees herself and the world around her. These captions are significant to understanding how Alison, as an adult views each of these defining moments. To highlight these moments, I want to throw focus to Alison Each time she stops to caption a scene, the action on stage will freeze to tableaux. As Alison decides on the perfect words, the caption will be projected onto the scenery.
Because of the many locations in Fun Home, The transitions from one scene to another need to happen quickly. The set should be built to look like a page from a comic book, with boxes and caption bubbles. There are three main locations in the musical: the Bechdel house, the funeral home, and Alison’s school. When the scene changes, the light should throw focus from one section of the comic strip to the
Fun Home, by Jeanie Tesori and Lisa Kron based on the graphic novel by Alison Bechdel, is strife with discord. Throughout Fun Home, we get a glimpse of Alison’s childhood as she understands it in adulthood. We are voyeurs in her relationship with her parents, particularly her relationship with her father, Bruce Bechdel. As Alison grows, we witness the transformation of her relationship with Bruce and how her relationship with her father shapes Alison’s identity.
Each of the characters is obsessed with the idea of assimilation. They want to assimilate to society’s idea of the perfect family. Each of them knows they’re being watched, and this knowledge informs their actions. Alison wears a dress so she isn’t different, Bruce plays the intellectual head of the perfect family, and Helen plays the part of the loving wife, who keeps everything together. Each plays their part, wears their costume, and each is miserable. Assimilation is key to this production, because not only is it the root of all of the problems in this …show more content…
Each vignette we see within the story in some way defines how Alison sees herself and the world around her. These captions are significant to understanding how Alison, as an adult views each of these defining moments. To highlight these moments, I want to throw focus to Alison Each time she stops to caption a scene, the action on stage will freeze to tableaux. As Alison decides on the perfect words, the caption will be projected onto the scenery.
Because of the many locations in Fun Home, The transitions from one scene to another need to happen quickly. The set should be built to look like a page from a comic book, with boxes and caption bubbles. There are three main locations in the musical: the Bechdel house, the funeral home, and Alison’s school. When the scene changes, the light should throw focus from one section of the comic strip to the