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Buried Child

From: L.A. Theatre Works
Series: L.A. Theatre Works
Length: 01:58:00

A Pulitzer Prize-winner from Sam Shepard. Read the full description.

Colorlogo_medium_small Imagine returning home after a long absence and finding that your family had no idea who you were. What happened to the people you thought you knew? Or worse, what happened to you? Playwright Sam Shepard imagines this surreal scenario in our story this week: the darkly funny psychological drama, Buried Child, winner of the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Starring Amy Madigan, John Getz, and Madeline Zima. The broadcast includes an interview with Shepard biographer Don Shewey.

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Piece Description

Imagine returning home after a long absence and finding that your family had no idea who you were. What happened to the people you thought you knew? Or worse, what happened to you? Playwright Sam Shepard imagines this surreal scenario in our story this week: the darkly funny psychological drama, Buried Child, winner of the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Starring Amy Madigan, John Getz, and Madeline Zima. The broadcast includes an interview with Shepard biographer Don Shewey.

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