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THE STORY: A LIE OF THE MIND involves two desperate families connected by the marriage of the son of one (Jake) to the daughter of the other (Beth). As the play begins Beth, brain-damaged from a savage beating that Jake has given her, is being tended by her parents, Baylor and Meg. Jake sends his brother, Frankie, to Montana to see if she is dead or alive. Beth's brother Mike wants Beth to have nothing to do with Jake or his family. Thereafter the tensions and enmities that motivate the two families grow increasingly disturbing and dangerous. Meanwhile the distraught, hysterical Jake, back home in California, is nursed by his possessive mother, Lorraine, and his sister, Sally, to whom Lorraine is openly hostile.
A LIE OF THE MIND, Winner of the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award and the Drama Desk Award. A landmark play which, in the words of the New York Times, "is the unmistakable expression of a major writer nearing the height of his powers." Filled with enormous vitality, and humor, the play explores the destinies of two families, linked by marriage but set apart by jealousies and distrust, to probe into the human heart and the destructiveness which it can engender. "A LIE OF THE MIND is a mesmerizing, emotionally raw play that once again pulls the view into Shepard's distinctive world of disturbed reality and hungry hearts." Variety. "Sam Shepard's A LIE OF THE MIND, his newest and most mature work to date, is a brilliant theatrical rendering, a play of enormous emotional power and intellectual strength." The Hollywood Reporter. "Sam Shepard is surely the only dramatist alive who could tell a story as sad and frightening as this one and make such a funny play of it without ever skimping on its emotional depth." The New Yorker. "unforgettable." Time Magazine.
Show dates are:
October 27, 28, 29 and November 3, 4, 5 at 7pm.
VIP = $20 Tickets sold at the door and online. (Premium seating in center section)
General Admission = $15 Tickets sold at the door and online.
Student Admission = $10 Tickets sold at the door only with a valid Revere or Pali ID.
PLEASE NOTE: Online sales end 12 hours before the performance but additional tickets are available at the door.
VIP seats are in the first few rows in the center section. General admission for all other seats.
No refunds or exchanges. Please check your dates carefully when purchasing.
Please have your confirmation email available when you pick up your tickets.
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LocationMercer Hall - Palisades Charter High School (View)
15777 Bowdoin Street
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
United States
Categories
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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