This is James Taylor with Theatre Talk. Sam Shepard is a playwright whose life and work has always been linked to the American West. Much of his writing is about the west and many of his memorable ...
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AOL: Sam Shepard made stardom look easy — his demons got in the way
A new biography of Sam Shepard, an EGOT-level talent as a playwright and performer, traces the career he forged after leaving the San Gabriel Valley without fully establishing the power of his work.
Sam Shepard made stardom look easy — his demons got in the way
In 1983, Sam Shepard was at the height of his powers. He’d already won a Pulitzer Prize for his play “Buried Child” (1978), and his latest, “Fool for Love,” which premiered that February at the Magic ...
Throughout the 1970s and '80s, playwright Sam Shepard was American theater’s tough guy. He was close with punk poet Patti Smith, toured with Bob Dylan and earned an Oscar nod for his portrayal of ...
Chicago Tribune: Review: ‘A Lie of the Mind’ is a Chicago-style treatment of Sam Shepard’s most difficult play
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 ...
Review: ‘A Lie of the Mind’ is a Chicago-style treatment of Sam Shepard’s most difficult play