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The Holy Ghostly (Shepard)

Short Play, Drama  /  2w, 3m

A symbolic representation of the gradual death of the human spirit at the mercy of society. It involves a confrontation between father and son, the father long dead yet living on mechanically, the no longer human end product of his environment; the son frustrated and angry at his father's fate, frig…

The Holy Ghostly (Shepard)

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    2w, 3m

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A symbolic representation of the gradual death of the human spirit at the mercy of society. It involves a confrontation between father and son, the father long dead yet living on mechanically, the no longer human end product of his environment; the son frustrated and angry at his father's fate, frightened by his inner knowledge that this could easily be his fate as well. Available in the collection Fifteen One-At Plays

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Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard’s first New York plays, Cowboys and The Rock Garden, were produced by Theatre Genesis in 1964. For several seasons, he worked with Off-Off-Broadway theatre groups including La MaMa and Caffe Cino. Eleven of his plays won Obie Awards, including Chicago, The Tooth o ...

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