CAEXTREMETIES

Carter Asef TR 11:00

1. If I were to take credit for one of the posters I would pick poster 7. The poster pops very well to grab attention and attract people to the play. This is done by the dull surrounding colors interrupted by the bright red fireplace outline. The visual content on the poster is very relevant to the play and shows a major part of the play set, the fireplace. The fireplace becomes a makeshift prison to hold Raul and becomes almost a hellish abyss. On the poster, the center of the fireplace as well as a path to the fireplace are pitch black portraying the fireplace as such a hell where Raul may never return from symbolically as he will soon be sent to jail for a long time. The intimidating imaging, the font of the title, and the choice of colors give information about the plot of the play showing that it is most likely a suspenseful and scary play. On top of the emphasized imagery, more foreshadowing is given through the subtle presence of the wasp in the lower right region of the poster. The informational content of the poster includes the play title, the producer name, dates for the play, play location, and information on buying tickets. This includes most major information a potential audience member would want to know about the play.

2. Some more direct plot information could be useful on the poster to give the audience more information on what the play is about such as some indication that it is about a young woman being raped and aiming to get her revenge. A newspaper ad that was more informational could be utilized to describe the plot to a potential audience member rather than a more graphically focused poster. Digital media could also be used effectively to spread awareness of the play and could utilize a more complete synopsis of the plot than any poster or newspaper ad to inform the potential audience about the play. Advertisements on theatre related websites or facebook could do a lot to spread information about the play.