La Turista

Salem
Kent
Boy
Doctor
Son
Doc
Sonny

Date premiered4 March 1967^[1]Place premieredAmerican Place Theatre, New York City.^[2]Original languageEnglishGenreDramaSettingHotel rooms in Mexico and in the US

La Turista is a play by the American playwright Sam Shepard,^[3] first performed at American Place Theatre, New York City in 1967, directed by Jacques Levy.^[4] The title refers to the most common illness among tourists. The two main characters are Salem and Kent, which are also the names of brands of cigarettes. It is a two-act dramatic play. The first act takes place in Mexico, and the second in the United States. Some see this play as a reference to the Vietnam War.

Production history

La Turista was first performed at the American Place Theatre in New York City, on March 4, 1967. The cast was as follows:

Salem – Joyce Aaron
Kent – Sam Waterston
Boy/Sonny – Lawrence Block
Doctor/Doc – Michael Lombard
Son – Joel Novack
Directed by: Jacques Levy^[5]

References

^ James Fisher (1 June 2011). Historical Dictionary of Contemporary American Theater: 1930-2010. Scarecrow Press. pp. 440–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7950-8.
^ Radmila Nastić; Vesna Bratić (8 February 2016). Highlights in Anglo-American Drama: Viewpoints from Southeast Europe. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 68–. ISBN 978-1-4438-8845-5.
^ Ruth Little; Emily McLaughlin (2007). The Royal Court Theatre Inside Out. Oberon. ISBN 978-1-84002-763-1.
^ Debusscher, Gilbert; Schvey, Henry I.; Maufort, Marc (1989). New Essays on American Drama. Rodopi. pp. 169–. ISBN 90-5183-107-2.
^ Roudane (27 May 2002). The Cambridge Companion to Sam Shepard. Cambridge University Press. pp. 17–. ISBN 978-0-521-77766-7.