The Sound and the Fury
About the show
Obie Award winning ensemble 'Elevator Repair Service' returns to The Public Theater with their widely praised staging of William Faulkner's modernist masterpiece. More…
With a lush sound score, high-energy choreography and a profoundly versatile ensemble, ERS delivers a verbatim staging of the novel's opening chapter, Faulkner's famous experiment with memory and language. Serving up the tragic demise of the Compson family with humor and pathos against a backdrop of an eerily timeless Southern living room, this ensemble of theatrical daredevils, known for their fearless commitment, breathes thrilling new life into another American literary classic.
Member Reviews (5)
MEMBERS SAY:
See it if You really love this book.
Don't see it if You're looking for a coherent story. I wanted to leave, but since there was no intermission, I was trapped.
See it if you are a fan of ERS and their unique approach to staging found text, a Faulkner enthusiast, or an experimental theater fan.
Don't see it if you hate having to pay close attention or just want something light and fluffy.
See it if you are an ERS fan; you are willing to be taken for a exhilarating and sometimes confusing ride; you don't need plays to make perfect sense.
Don't see it if you want it to be a straightforward adaptation of Faulkner; you don't have good eyesight (the font for supertitles is TINY); you hated GATZ.
See it if You like powerful plays
Don't see it if You like faster, lighter entertainment.
See it if You like to go back in time.
Don't see it if You don't like America.
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