Fool for Love

By Sam Shepard

Co-sponsored by Weavers

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  • Directed by Bill Harper
  • Scenic Design by Melissa Sher
  • Lighting Design by Ann Sitzman
  • Costume Design by Leah Arlen
  • December 4, 2007 - 7:30 p.m. - Inge Theatre
  • December 5, 2007 - 7:30 p.m. - Inge Theatre
  • December 6, 2007 - 7:30 p.m. - Inge Theatre
  • December 8, 2007 - 5:00 p.m. - Inge Theatre

Focusing on the dark side of life in the West, Fool for Love is primarily a struggle, mostly of words, between two on-again/off-again lovers. It continues Shepard?s exploration of the mythic American West, particularly as it was portrayed in the pulp entertainment of the 1950s and 1960s, but with contemporary environments and relationships. In the drama, we watch a pair of figurative gunslingers, characters who are helpless in the grip of fate, fight to the finish with piercing words. Eddie and May?s joint past fuels much of the play as each of them carries their own interpretation of the memory of their relationship. Eddie wants this memory to continue as reality into the future. May wants to escape the past and move on with her life as an individual. These memories seem to make this choice impossible.

Character

Cast Member

MayKacie Leigh Dienstbach
EddieJoe Carey
MartinBrady Blevins
0ld ManRobert Kent Schulte

Ticket Prices

  • Public: $12
  • Senior Citizens & KU Faculty/Staff: $11
  • All Students: $10
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