This Is How Sam Shepard Revolutionized Theater

The playwright and actor Sam Shepard, who has died, leaves a legacy of astonishing plays about the America and its conflicted people, including the Pulitzer-winning ‘Buried Child.’

Benedict Nightingale

Published Jul. 31 2017 5:05PM EDT 

Benedict Nightingale

bn@nightingale.myzen.co.uk

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