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Samuel Shepard Rogers III (November 5, 1943 – July 27, 2017) was an American playwright, actor, director, screenwriter, and author whose career spanned half a century. [1] He wrote 58 plays as well as several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs.
Pages in category "Plays by Sam Shepard" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Action (play)
Simpatico is a play by American playwright Sam Shepard.It opened at the Joseph Papp Public Theater in New York on the night of 14 November 1994. It starred Ed Harris, Fred Ward, Beverly D'Angelo, James Gammon and Marcia Gay Harden.
At Shepard's urging, the two retired to his room to write the play over the course of a night. Smith was reluctant to begin writing and write in conflict, but Shepard encouraged her to "Say anything. You can't make a mistake when you improvise." Smith wrote: "Sam was right. It wasn't hard at all to write the play. We just told each other stories.
Fool for Love is a play written by American playwright and actor Sam Shepard. The play focuses on May and Eddie, former lovers who have met again in a motel in the desert. The play premiered in 1983 at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco, where Shepard was the playwright-in-residence. The play was a finalist for the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Buried Child is a play written by Sam Shepard that was first presented in 1978. It won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and launched Shepard to national fame as a playwright.
When the World was Green (a Chef’s Fable) is a play by Sam Shepard and Joseph Chaikin published in 2007. [1] One of four genre works, the other collaborations include: Tongues (play), Savage/Love and The War in Heaven. In a similar vein, Shepard collaborated with Patti Smith on Cowboy Mouth (play).
The Family Trilogy is a trio of plays by American playwright Sam Shepard. It includes Curse of the Starving Class (1976), Buried Child (1979), and True West (1980). [1] Journalist John O'Mahony called Shepard's trilogy "arguably his greatest achievement."