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The Slow and Painful Death of Sam Shepard imaginatively reinvents playwright/actor Sam Shepard's dizzying ascent from man to myth. Threading themes from H. P. Lovecraft, Tennessee Williams, Al Capp, John Steinbeck, Patti Smith, Tom Wolfe and Sam Shepard, Dorchen's play careens from moment to cartoon moment exploring the destructive nature of fame. To answer the question, "Can a billion year old monster turn Sam Shepard into a God?"

DIRECTED BY
Bill Cusack

WRITTEN BY
Jeffrey Dorchen

MUSICAL COMPOSITION
Jef Bek and Jeffrey Dorchen

MUSICAL DIRECTION
Jef Bek

PRODUCED BY
Michael Franco and Ben Simonetti

WITH
KELLY LYNN DOHERTY, TAMAR FORTGANG, LOREN RUBIN, PATRICK TOWNE & SCOTT YOUNG

GARLAND AWARD WINNER
Tamar Fortgang for Best Performance

LA WEEKLY AWARD NOMINATIONS
Jef Bek for Musical Direction
Cecil Schmidt for Set Design

OVATION AWARD NOMINATION
Cecil Schmidt for Set Design
Jef Bek & Eric Snodgrass for Sound Design