Shepard In An Hour

In 1962, a nineteen-year-old Sam Shepard escaped from his dysfunctional home in Duarte, California and headed to New York City, where he launched his successful career as an actor, director, and playwright. Though he left his family, the memory of his family—especially his father, a World War II veteran, alcoholic, and recluse—never left him. In plays like Holy Ghostly, Curse of the Starving Class, and Buried Child, Shepard masters the age-old Oedipal theme, but with a modern twist.

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