Sam Shepard RIP

Yeah, it's really bumming me out. I've been meaning to read some of his work for a while now because I'm only familiar with him as an actor. I'm going to watch Days of Heaven later to mourn. Which play should I start with?

>>9831500
Gotta be True West.

Buried Child is some great, heavy shit, but in terms of really tackling the themes that Shepard handles, it doesn't get better than True West.

>>9831500
>Which play should I start with?
Not OP. True West is real good. He was a talented writer.

That said, something about that guy. A chad, a good actor *and* a good writer. Sheesh. Well, now he's gone. I guess it all evens out in the end, maybe.

I had NO idea he used to fuck Patti Smith. Crazy.

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>>9831520
True West is considered the third in his Family Trilogy, do you think I should read the other two first, even if they're not connected in anything but theme?

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>>9831500
Fool for Love is a good one, too.

>>9831531
I hadn't read them. True West worked fine for me standing alone.

>>9831466
I was impressed with Buried Child
and The Curse of the Starving Class

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>>9831706
Stop worshipping disgusting degenerate liberals

>>9831709
You are literally worse than Hitler.
Die Chadophobic scum!

>>9831709
Ignore this REEEEE-tard.

His screenplay work was great, too. Paris, Texas is a masterpiece.

>>9831709
epic, simply epic

Wow. He really is dead. Bamp.