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

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 ...

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

It is this creature, played by Lois, a 4-year-old Californian Red sheep trained by Vidbel Animal Actors, that has the most impeccable timing, gazing at characters when being spoken to, or simply ...

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 ...

And a terrible act of violence that forever changes the trajectory of eight people's lives. Sam Shepard's A LIE OF THE MIND follows two families, connected by marriage, as they grapple with the ...

Perhaps the sexiest, most haunting play of the 20th century, Fool for Love is a twisted and tequila-soaked love letter from Sam Shepard, one of the greatest American Playwrights, indulging the ...