# Sam Shepard's Buried Child at Magic Theatre, October 8, 2013

[Sam Shepard's Buried Child](http://magictheatre.org/season/buried-child)  
2013-10-08  
[Magic Theatre](http://magictheatre.org/)  
[Fort Mason Center, Building D, 3rd Floor; San Francisco, CA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Fort+Mason+Center,+Building+D,+3rd+Floor;+San+Francisco,+CA&hl=en)  
7:00 PM, Tuesday, October 8, 2013

## Act One

[7:07 PM lights down, announcments]  
[act ends 8:07 PM]

## Act Two

[8:27 PM lights down]  
[show ends 9:02 PM]

## Performers

### the Cast

* [Patrick Alparone](http://patrickalparone.com): Vince, Tilden's son, approx. 22;
* Denise Balthrop Cassidy: Halie, Dodge's wife, mid-sixties;
* Elaina Garrity: Shelly, Vince's girlfriend, 19;
* Rod Gnapp: Dodge, the father, in his seventies;
* [Patrick Kelly Jones](http://patrickkellyjones.com): Bradley, the next-oldest son, an amputee, early forties;
* Lawrence Radecker: Father Dewis, a Protestant minister, sixties;
* [James Wagner](http://www.jameslouiswagner.com): Tilden, the oldest son, late forties.  
 

### Production Credits

* Loretta Greco: director, producing artistic director;
* Kevin Johnson: stage manager;
* Sam Shepard: playwright.

## Notes 

Wow, what a cocked up crazy mess this family drama is!
We were supposed to be in A103-104, but communications between the box office and Carl got screwed up, so we sat in row E instead ... no matter, it was still pretty engrossing!

Karen D'Souza's [review for the Mercury News](http://www.mercurynews.com/theater-dance/ci_24121810/review-savage-buried-child-at-san-franciscos-magic)

Robert Hurwitt's [review for SFGate](http://www.sfgate.com/performance/article/Buried-Child-review-family-dysfunction-4825784.php)

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