La Turista is a play by the American playwright Sam Shepard,[3] first performed at American Place Theatre, New York City in 1967, directed by Jacques Levy.[4] The title refers to the most common illness among tourists. The two main characters are Salem and Kent, which are also the names of brands of cigarettes. It is a two-act dramatic play. The first act takes place in Mexico, and the second in the United States. Some see this play as a reference to the Vietnam war.
| La Turista | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Sam Shepard |
| Characters |
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| Date premiered | 4 March 1967[1] |
| Place premiered | American Place Theatre, New York City.[2] |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | Hotel rooms in Mexico and in the US |
Production history edit
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[5]
References edit
- ^ James Fisher (1 June 2011). Historical Dictionary of Contemporary American Theater: 1930-2010. Scarecrow Press. pp. 440–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7950-8.
- ^ Radmila Nastić; Vesna Bratić (8 February 2016). Highlights in Anglo-American Drama: Viewpoints from Southeast Europe. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 68–. ISBN 978-1-4438-8845-5.
- ^ Ruth Little; Emily McLaughlin (2007). The Royal Court Theatre Inside Out. Oberon. ISBN 978-1-84002-763-1.
- ^ Debusscher, Gilbert; Schvey, Henry I.; Maufort, Marc (1989). New Essays on American Drama. Rodopi. pp. 169–. ISBN 90-5183-107-2.
- ^ Roudane (27 May 2002). The Cambridge Companion to Sam Shepard. Cambridge University Press. pp. 17–. ISBN 978-0-521-77766-7.
Extended Reading edit
- Shepard, Sam (1984). Seven Plays. New York: Bantam Books. ISBN 0-553-34611-3.
- Petri Liukkonen. "Sam Shepard". Books and Writers.
- The New York Review of Books: CRITICS
- La Turista at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
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