Name: chloe rae's review of Buried Child by Sam Shepard
Item: Buried Child
Rating: 3
Author: chloe rae

Sam Shepard

A squalid farm populated by the members of a troubled family--alcoholic Dodge; his sanctimonious wife, Halie; and their sons, Tilden, a former athlete and near idiot, and Bradley, who has lost one of his legs to a chain saw--forms the setting for a confrontation with the dark secrets of the past, thanks to the arrival of Bradley's estranged son, Vince, and his girlfriend. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Reprint.

A Play

Buried Child

erin s

chloe rae

Family drama’s have a soft spot in my heart. Families are endlessly fascinating; they are each so multi-faceted and unique. This family is severely messed up and it’s so heartbreaking once you find out WHY. 
The third act is by far the best, everything coming to surface and this world almost...imploding. These characters are so set in who they’ve become and in this darkness that they can’t see anything. The last couple pages, with Tilden and Hallie, were utterly gut-wrenching. 
Overall, really interesting play. I wish I could see it performed.

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Buried Child by Sam Shepard

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