| Curse of the Starving Class | |
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| Written by | Sam Shepard |
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| Date premiered | 21 April 1977 |
| Place premiered | Royal Court Theatre, London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | A derelict farm house in the California Central Valley |
Curse of the Starving Class is a play by Sam Shepard, considered the first of a series on family tragedies. Some critics consider it part of a Family Trilogy that includes Buried Child (1979) and True West (1980).[1] Others consider it part of a quintet that includes Fool for Love (1983) and A Lie of the Mind (1985).[2] The play was commissioned by Joseph Papp and was premiered in London in 1977 before playing at Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival in 1978.
- ^ Simard, Rodney (1986). "American Gothic: Sam Shepard's Family Trilogy". Theatre Annual (41): 21–36.
- ^ Roudané, Matthew (2002). The Cambridge Companion to Sam Shepard. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521777667.