Directed by Scott Elliot, the revival of "Curse of the Starving Class" is funny, strange, dramatic, explosive — and not very ...

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Across the Pershing Square Signature Center’s lobby and down the hall, the New Group is reviving the late Sam Shepard’s “Curse of the Starving Class,” from 1977. “Curse” was the ...

In a new revival of Sam Shepard’s “Curse of the Starving Class,” one cast member gets to provide comic relief and become a tragic figure without uttering a single word. Her name is Lois, and she’s a 4 ...

Photo: Curse of the Starving Class stars, from left, Christian Slater and Calista Flockhart. Photo courtesy of Monique ...

And while they might be cliche, Raven Theatre’s incendiary production of Sam Shepard’s violently intense “A Lie of the Mind” is definitely all three. Running through March 22, the ...

Chicago’s Raven Theatre Company has announced the extension of its hit production of Sam Shepard’s A LIE OF THE MIND, now ...

Perhaps the most haunting play of the 20th century, Fool for Love is a twisted and tequila-soaked love letter from Sam ...

With “Fool for Love” playing at the Steppenwolf Theatre and now “A Lie of the Mind” at the thriving Raven Theatre, Chicago is having something of a Sam Shepard revival. The late ...

In the intense Sam Shepard play “Curse of the Starving Child,” that destruction is on purpose. Senior Editor and Writer Senior Editor and Writer [email protected] Got a tip?