Synopsis
Kicking a Dead Horse
$13 Published by Dramatists Play Service
1 Male 1 Female
Every once in a while, he gives the corpse an audible kick for having let him down
Struther made his fortune buying paintings for $20 from Wyoming saloons and re-selling them for millions
In the throes of some midlife crisis, he has abandoned his wife and his posh life for a "grand sojourn" - what will turn out to be a doomed "quest for authenticity"
In an eighty-minute monologue, the former art dealer laments his situation, engaging in a debate between his cynical side and the ingenuous one.
He discusses what path brought him here in the first place, the fate of his marriage, his career, politics and eventually the nature of the universe
"It is wonderful to hear these fresh words from one of our true American playwrights" ~ CurtainUp
"The brilliance of Kicking a Dead Horse is in the infinite reverberations Shepard extracts from his simple metaphor" ~ TheaterMania
"This deeply instinctual and intuitive artist here seems to be giving fullest rein to his intellect" ~ NY Times