First produced in 1977, three years before Ronald Reagan was elected president, ‘Curse’ has only gained power as an indictment of late-stage capitalism.

Fifty years apart, the playwrights Samuel D. Hunter and Sam Shepard examine our national obsession with family inheritance.

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Directed by Scott Elliot, the revival of "Curse of the Starving Class" is funny, strange, dramatic, explosive — and not very ...

Chicago’s Raven Theatre Company has announced the extension of its hit production of Sam Shepard’s A LIE OF THE MIND, now ...

And while they might be cliche, Raven Theatre’s incendiary production of Sam Shepard’s violently intense “A Lie of the Mind” is definitely all three. Running through March 22, the ...

Sam Shepard has died, and American theater has lost one of its last remaining giants. Shepard is the author of dozens of plays, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning Buried Child (1978 ...

With “Fool for Love” playing at the Steppenwolf Theatre and now “A Lie of the Mind” at the thriving Raven Theatre, Chicago is having something of a Sam Shepard revival. The late, great bard of the ...

But this thrilling play by the late playwright Sam Shepard is more than just any old spat between former lovers. “Fool for Love” taps into all kinds of mythical tropes, including the Old West ...

Mumbai, India, 12th March, 2025: Sam Shepard’s True West is a gripping exploration into the raw, deep analysis of sibling rivalry. Ary Satish, an award-winning international stage actor graces the ...

With “Fool for Love” playing at the Steppenwolf Theatre and now “A Lie of the Mind” at the thriving Raven Theatre, Chicago is having something of a Sam Shepard revival. The late ...