Fefu and Her Friends

Maria Irene Fornés’s Fefu and Her Friends (1977) proved remarkable in its exploration of women’s relationships. A clear indication of Off-Broadway’s ascendancy in American drama came in 1979 when Sam Shepard, a prolific and experimental playwright, won the Pulitzer Prize for Buried Child. Shepard’s earlier work, such as…

Her best-known play, Fefu and Her Friends (1977), explores women’s relationships with one another. Fornés’s numerous awards include nine Obies, and in 1972 she received a Guggenheim fellowship.