. . . . . . . . . "Taylor" . . . . . . "1020900821"^^ . "Emma" . . "Slater"@en . . . . "1977-04-21"^^ . . . . "Ellis" . "4681195"^^ . . . . "Ellis"@en . . . "Wesley"@en . . "Curse of the Starving Class"@en . "Weston" . . . "1977"^^ . . "Malcolm" . . "Weston"@en . . . . . . . . . "Wesley" . . . . . . "1977-04-21"^^ . "Ella" . . "Drama"@en . . . . . . . . . "Malcolm"@en . . . "Royal Court Theatre, London"@en . "a derelict farm house in theCalifornia Central Valley" . "Curse of the Starving Class"@en . . . "English"@en . "Curse of the Starving Class is a play by Sam Shepard, considered the first of a series on family tragedies. Some critics consider it part of a Family Trilogy that includes Buried Child (1979) and True West (1980). Others consider it part of a quintet that includes Fool for Love (1983) and A Lie of the Mind (1985). The play was commissioned by Joseph Papp and premiered in London in 1977 before playing at Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival in 1978."@en . "Slater" . . . . . "22063"^^ . . "Curse of the Starving Class is a play by Sam Shepard, considered the first of a series on family tragedies. Some critics consider it part of a Family Trilogy that includes Buried Child (1979) and True West (1980). Others consider it part of a quintet that includes Fool for Love (1983) and A Lie of the Mind (1985). The play was commissioned by Joseph Papp and premiered in London in 1977 before playing at Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival in 1978."@en . . . . "a derelict farm house in the California Central Valley"@en . . . . "Emma"@en . . . . "Ella"@en . "Curse of the Starving Class"@en . "Emerson"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Emerson" . "Taylor"@en .