From plays to iPods?

For starters, I love to name everything. Well, most everything, major electronics, cars, and things I use daily. My car's name is Sophie, my computer's name is Schroeder, my cell phone's name is 89 cents and finally, my iPod's name is Melo.
I chose the name Melo from the play "Sarita." Melo is Sarita's son in the play. Melo was probably one of my favorite characters of the play, he was equally significant as he was insignificant. If Sarita had not had Melo, she would have not acted as she did. Yet, having Melo did not effect Sarita enough to grow up.
Sarita was probably one of my more favorite plays that my class read last semester, I just love how Maria Irene Fornes relates the charactor's lives and the set to the plays.
Fornes is constantly portraying the characters true feelings with the set design. I think I fell in love with "Sarita" because everything about the set is what the characters themselves are feeling, and to me that sends a powerful message to the audience.
Powerful in the sense, that even our surroundings are portraying our inner thoughts. The difference between a Fornes play and reality is; Fornes throws it out in the open, makes it more exagerated, more noticable.
The set is one big prop, meaning all of the rooms, Julio's kitchen, Fela's, Sarita's mother, living room, the Empire State Building, and the mental hospital are in some way connected and effecting one another. Such as the lives of the people who live, or visit, are connected and effecting one another.
The set in set up so the audience can see how Sarita sees her life. Fela's living room is on the bottom of the prop, meaning that Sarita sees living with her mother as a low. Also, there are only two windows, both of which are very tiny, and set high on the wall. Fornes writes that the windows are ten feet off of the floor. Meaning that Sarita also has a hard time envisioning a way out of her life, a way out of her mother's house.
The couches and chairs in Fela's house are oversized, and overstuffed. Meaning that the couches were probably bought somewhere cheap, and for very little money. Which could make the characters feel belittled, because they had to reduce themselves to buying on installments, or even used or damaged furniture.
In addition to the oversized chairs and sofa’s, the ceilings are incredibly high, which adds to the belittling feeling that the characters feel.
Above Fela's living room, is Sarita's and Julio's kitchen. The kitchen is set above the living room, because in Sarita's mind, living with Julio is a step above living with her mother. Fornes includes a bigger window, in a normal place too.
There is no specific size or place for the window to be set, meaning that this window is probably set in the generic spot. Which means that Sarita can see a way out of her life with Julio.
Fornes also expresses her vision with the clothing. Especially with the scenes between Julio and Sarita. The scene after Sarita first leaves her mom’s house, her and Julio are both dressed very well, meaning that they are both feeling exceptionally happy and in high spirits. Also, the set is set above Fela’s living room, further supporting the happiness shared between Sarita and Julio. In the following two to three scenes, Sarita and Julio stay in the same outfits, meaning that they live their life in repeat.

The fact that Fornes includes such detail in her stage directions both pleases me and angers me. I love the fact that I can read that much into her plays without actually having to see it for it to come alive. However, I hate the fact that there is little room for imagination, which is one reason why I love reading books more than watching television. Even after reading many plays by Fornes, discussing them in class, writing about them and thinking about them, I still cannot decide if I love or hate the stage directions.