Curse of the Starving Class
Play by Sam Shepard / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Curse of the Starving Class is a play by Sam Shepard, considered the first of a series on family tragedies. Some critics consider it part of a Family Trilogy that includes Buried Child (1979) and True West (1980).[1] Others consider it part of a quintet that includes Fool for Love (1983) and A Lie of the Mind (1985).[2] The play was commissioned by Joseph Papp and premiered in London in 1977 before playing at Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival in 1978.
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Written by | Sam Shepard |
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Date premiered | 21 April 1977 |
Place premiered | Royal Court Theatre, London |
Original language | English |
Genre | Drama |
Setting | a derelict farm house in the California Central Valley |
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