Sam Shepard's Satire Curse of the Starving Class at A.C.T.
A.C.T. (415 Geary St. San Francisco, CA 94102)
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- $14.00 - $67.00
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- $8.00 - $34.50*
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The last date listed for Curse of the Starving Class was Sunday May 25, 2008 / 2:00pm (Closing Night).
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Goldstar Member Reviews
victoria Hales
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vince
wonderful castWritten on May 16 2008
even the water sports in the 1st act works
don't miss this Shepard play
- It moves you and is so very topical to whats happening
in 2008 -- Loved this show
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Ray Q.
No doubt that Sam Shepard is talented, but one very sharp character with great comedic value does not a great night of theater make. The language and nudity warnings seem like a lot of dramatic fluff for a story that is familiar at best and boring at worst. Maybe it turned out better than I thought, but I was so uninterested that I left at intermission. Another disappointing choice for Ms. Perloff and A.C.T., despite great efforts by the cast. I suppose it was "OK" considering Goldstar's great price but I was more than underwhelmed.Written on May 08 2008
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More Information About Curse of the Starving Class
Website
http://www.act-sf.org/cursestarvingclass/index.html
Quotes & Highlights
- "Fierce and funny . . . a savage parody" --New York Times
- "Epic, unpredictable and deliriously ironic" --The Village Voice
- "Compelling, explosive theater" --Los Angeles Times
Description
Sam Shepard's Curse of the Starving Class is given a newly revised staging by bold, young American director Peter DuBois, the new artistic director of Boston's Huntington Theatre Company.
A farmhouse somewhere in the American West is inhabited by a mysterious refrigerator, a redemptive kitchen table and the members of the Tate family, each of whom has plans to sell the house and pursue their dreams. They may have more than enough to eat, but not enough to satisfy their hunger for the elusive American Dream.
Sam Shepard is one of America’s finest playwrights. He has won the Obie Award (11 times), the Pulitzer Prize, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award and Outer Critics Circle Award, and has been inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame for his achievements as a playwright, screenplay writer and actor. He has written 45 plays and four screenplays, and has appeared in nearly 20 films.