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Buried Child (Theatre)
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| Buried Child (Theatre) | comment |
Buried Child by Sam Shepard debuted in 1978 and has been continuously performed and discussed by theatre students and dramaturgs alike ever since. In 1996, a revised edition which only served to further confound directors and actors alike was produced.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_content_3'); })The story begins in a dilapidated farmhouse in Illinois. Dodge is a man is his seventies living out his final hours on a couch. He talks to his wife Halie and harasses his eldest son, Tilden. When Dodge falls asleep, his younger son, Bradley, comes in, hacks off his hair and nicks his scalp. Just when the play couldn't get any stranger, Vince, a young man in his twenties, and his girlfriend Shelly walk in. Vince claims to be Tilden's son, but nobody in the family recognizes him. Frustrated, Vince leaves the house, and Shelly is confronted with the family's darkest secret: Tilden had a baby that went missing years ago. | |
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| Buried Child (Theatre) / int_1b590025 | type |
Dead All Along | |
| Buried Child (Theatre) / int_1b590025 | comment |
Dead All Along: Vince, maybe. He claims to be Tilden's son, but Tilden's only child is buried in the backyard. | |
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| Buried Child (Theatre) / int_1bcfe069 | type |
Absurdism | |
| Buried Child (Theatre) / int_1bcfe069 | comment |
Absurdism: Straddles the line between this and Post-Modernism. | |
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Artificial Limbs | |
| Buried Child (Theatre) / int_1f137e42 | comment |
Artificial Limbs: Bradley sports a prosthetic leg. | |
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| Buried Child (Theatre) / int_267ce120 | type |
Dirty Old Man | |
| Buried Child (Theatre) / int_267ce120 | comment |
Dirty Old Man: Dodge makes a few lecherous comments to Shelly, referring to her specifically as a | |
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| Buried Child (Theatre) / int_2b3fa921 | type |
Down on the Farm | |
| Buried Child (Theatre) / int_2b3fa921 | comment |
Down on the Farm: A subversion. The play takes place in an old farmhouse in Illinois, but the farm hasn't been cared for in thirty-some years. | |
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| Buried Child (Theatre) / int_7eebe99c | type |
The Alcoholic | |
| Buried Child (Theatre) / int_7eebe99c | comment |
The Alcoholic: Dodge. Halie and Vince have quite a bit to drink too. | |
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| Buried Child (Theatre) / int_b11ac9f5 | type |
Abusive Parents | |
| Buried Child (Theatre) / int_b11ac9f5 | comment |
Abusive Parents: Dodge and Halie emotionally abuse both Tilden and Bradley onstage. Prior to the events of the play, Halie has sex with Tilden producing a baby which Dodge drowns. | |
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An Arm and a Leg | |
| Buried Child (Theatre) / int_d028e0da | comment |
An Arm and a Leg: Bradley lost his leg to a chainsaw prior to the events of the play. | |
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Corrupt Hick | |
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Corrupt Hick: A whole family of them, plus a preacher with shades of this. | |
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Theatre of the 1970s / int_b9c86c0a |
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