Sam Shepard Epic Opens Wednesday
The Wabash College Theater Department will present Sam Shepard’s epic, A Lie of the Mind, a gritty play set in the American West.
Directed by Michael Abbott, A Lie of the Mind opens Wednesday, February 23 and runs nightly through Saturday at Ball Theater in the Fine Arts Center.
The Wabash production features an original score composed and performed live by Tim Grimm, a musician who has been hailed as "one of the best storytelling songwriters in America."
The production also features the talents of Wabash students Raynor Mendoza, Luke Robbins, Alex Moseman, and Reed Hepburn, as well as four guest actresses. Jordan Plohr is stage manager for the production.
Indeed, Abbott has created a surreal production that ranges from gut-wrenching tragedy to hilarious laughter, though there is an undercurrent of sadness throughout the play.
First staged off-Broadway in 1985, A Lie of the Mind earned Best Play honors from Drama Desk and the New York Drama Critics’ Circle, and Best Off-Broadway Play from the Outer Critics Circle.