For On the Verge, I would design a poster that would be intriguing yet confusing. That would make the initial feeling when seeing the play seem justified. I would probably have a jungle with several items from different time periods hanging from the trees. Not necessarily an egg beater but possibly an electric alarm clock or a computer as well as a pocket watch and maybe a jungle safari hat. And at the bottom would be the tag line "You're not of this era?"
This would be an interesting poster and while I may be biased, I would have to look into a play that had this as the poster. It is reminiscent of what the teasers for shows here at LSU have become. Not entirely related to the subject but just enough to call it a teaser.
Mr. Coffee is an interesting yet confusing character in this play. There seems to be a pattern of some sort forming. With the other male characters in the play, there is an obvious sense of who they are but with Mr Coffee it is not the case. However, some of his dialogue gives implications of who he is. In the scene with Fanny, she asks, "You're not of this era?" (seem familiar?) to which Mr. Coffee replies, "No. Not exclusively." This is the first line Coffee says that gives him the ambiguity of his character. In the same exchange with Fanny, he tells her that he has met her recently deceased husband though the audience is unaware at the time. Another line of his that hints to his identity is the line that says, "...I have no sense of time." When the audience learns of Fanny's husband's death, it can be believed that Mr. Coffee is the Angel of Death. This would explain how Mr. Coffee has met Fanny's husband.
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