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Written by Sam Shepard First performance 4 March 1967 Genre Drama | 3.3/5 Goodreads Date premiered 4 March 1967 Playwright Sam Shepard Original language English language | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Characters Salem
Kent
Boy
Doctor
Son
Doc
Sonny Place premiered American Place Theatre
New York City Setting Hotel rooms in Mexico and in the US Places premiered The American Place Theatre, New York City Similar Sam Shepard plays, Dramas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
La Turista is a play by the American playwright Sam Shepard, first performed in New York City in 1967. 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.
Production history
La Turista was first performed at the American Place Theatre in New York City, on March 4, 1967. The cast was as follows:
References
La Turista Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA