La Turista
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| La Turista | |
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| Written by | Sam Shepard |
| Characters | Salem Kent Boy Doctor Son Doc Sonny |
| Date premiered | 4 March 1967 |
| Place premiered | American Place Theatre New York City |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | Hotel rooms in Mexico and in the US |
La Turista is a play by the American playwright Sam Shepard, first performed in New York in 1967. The title refers to the most common illness among tourists. The two main characters are Salem and Kent, which are also the name of cigarettes. It is a two act dramatic play. The first act takes place in Mexico, and the second in the USA. Some see this play as a reference to the Vietnam war.
[edit] Production history
La Turista was first performed at the American Place Theatre in New York City, on March 4, 1967. The cast was as follows:
- Salem - Joyce Aaron
- Kent - Sam Waterston
- Boy/Sonny - Lawrence Block
- Doctor/Doc - Michael Lombard
- Son - Joel Novack
- Directed by: Jacques Levy
[edit] Text
- Shepard, Sam (1984). Seven Plays. New York: Bantam Books. ISBN 0553346113.
[edit] References
- Sam Shepard (1943-) - in full Samuel Shepard Rogers
- The New York Review of Books: CRITICS
- La Turista at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
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