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Buried Child

Sam Shepard

1978

“Good hard rain. Takes everything straight down deep to the roots.”

Sam Shepard's Pulitzer Prize-winning play centres on a family in Illinois, whose dark secrets are brought to the surface when grandson Vince arrives on the farm with his girlfriend, and no one recognises him.

Returning 20 years since its last major New York production, this poetic and cuttingly funny interpretation of Shepard’s American family drama was captured at the Signature Theatre in 2016, and stars Ed Harris, Taissa Farmiga, and Amy Madigan.

*Contains strong language and adult themes

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Reviews

Los Angeles Times

"Opportunities to see Shepard’s masterpiece done this well are few and far between"

Cast & creative team

Characters

Shelly

Taissa Farmiga
Dodge

Ed Harris
Halie

Amy Madigan
Father Dewis

Larry Pine
Bradley

Rich Sommer
Tilden

Paul Sparks
Vince

Nat Wolff

Team

Sam Shepard

Writer
Scott Elliot and David Horn

Directors
Derek McLane

Scenic Designer
Susan Hilferty

Costume Designer
Peter Kaczorowski

Lighting Designer
Jeremy S. Bloom

Sound Designer

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