NWextremities

1. If i were to take credit for designing one of these posters for the play, Extremities, I would choose poster Three. This poster shows the close up of a young woman in black, white, and red. The poster focuses on her frightened, blood shot ee and ther sheak. All the blemishes on her face are highlighted in bloody red. By using these three colors, the creator draws on three main themes of the play: innocence (white), fear and death (black), and violence (red).

The layout of this flyer is also appealing. it is not crowed and flowery as some of the others were. it has all the needed information and is clear and easy to read. it has the time, the company, the dates, and the mature content warning. The only thing this poster is lacking is an explicit description of what the play is about, but i believe that in this case that is a benefit. When people see the poster, their heart instantly goes out to the obviously troubled woman, and they must know her story. Her eyes draw them in and infuse them with curiosity.

2. To further the audiences understanding of the play through the advertising campaign i would focus on the wasp as a symbol. it is a key symbol in the play as it is used as a metaphor and mentioned explicitly many times. The wasp is sharp, cunning, and possesses a wicked sting, even though it appears small and fragile. The woman, the wasp in this play, is the key and the wasp makes her better understood.

To educate audiences about the work in other ways, i would use a similar poster to poster one. The newspaper clippings are something everyone will recognize and everyone is drawn to. Though poster one is too cluttered to be the primary advertising poster, It can be an instrument to helping audiences relate to the work because it reminds them of things that happen in real life. When we see newspapers, we automatically think truth. This mechanism is crucial to making the play relatable.