Curse of the Starving Class

Curse of the Starving Class
Written bySam Shepard
Characters
  • Wesley
  • Ella
  • Emma
  • Taylor
  • Weston
  • Ellis
  • Malcolm
  • Emerson
  • Slater
Date premiered21 April 1977
Place premieredRoyal Court Theatre, London
Original languageEnglish
GenreDrama
SettingA 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). Others consider it part of a quintet that includes Fool for Love (1983) and A Lie of the Mind (1985). 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.

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