As if we needed one more reminder that the more things change the more they stay the same, along comes the Signature Theatre revival of Sam Shepard’s Curse of the Starving Class at Pershing Square Signature Center. Impeccably directed by Terry Kinney, a long-time collaborator of Shepard’s, this production highlights Shepard’s prescient understanding of the road we were on 43 years ago when he... Read more
Signature Theatre presents a new production of Curse of the Starving Class, directed by Terry Kinney, in memory of Pulitzer Prize-winner Sam Shepard, who passed away in 2017, as part of its 2018-2019 off-Broadway season.
Performances are staged at The Irene Diamond Stage within The Pershing Square Signature Center.
(Photos by Joan Marcus)
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About Curse of the Starving Class:
Living a stagnant, unhappy existence in rural California, the struggling Tate family is desperate for change, but every family member has a different way of trying to improve their station in life.
Curse of the Starving Class CAST AND CREATIVE
By:
Sam Shepard
Producer:
Signature Theatre
Director:
Terry Kinney
Lighting:
Natasha Katz
Sound:
Rob Milburn & Michael Bodeen
Design:
Julian Crouch
Choreography:
Peter Pucci
Costume:
Sarah J. Holden
Cast list:
Lizzy DeClement (as Emma), Flora Diaz (as Sergeant Malcolm), Gilles Geary (as Wesley), Esau Pritchett (as Ellis), Andy Rothenberg (as Taylor), Maggie Siff (as Ella), and David Warshofsky (as Weston)
Other info:
Animals provided by William Berloni
Pershing Square Signature Center
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