Curse of the Starving Class
Play by Sam Shepard
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 and True West. Others consider it part of a quintet that... Wikipedia
Characters: Weston Tate, Emerson, Sergeant Malcolm, and more
Playwright: Sam Shepard
First performance: April 21, 1977
Genre: Drama
Setting: a derelict farm house in the California Central Valley