Buried Child

Schedule

Fri Oct 17 2025 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Civic Center Stoner Theater | Des Moines, IA

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Dodge and Halie are barely hanging on to their farmland and their sanity while looking after their two wayward grown sons. When their grandson Vince arrives with his girlfriend, no one seems to recognize him, and confusion abounds. As Vince tries to make sense of the chaos, the rest of the family dances around a deep, dark secret. This wildly poetic and cutting take on the American family drama pulls apart the threadbare deluded visions of our families and our homes. Join us for Buried Child as we dig into Sam Shepard's macabre drama exploring dysfunction in the American family.
Nine chances to catch our production!
October 17, 2025 - 7:30 PM
October 18, 2025 - 7:30 PM
October 19, 2025 - 2:00 PM
October 22, 2025 - 7:30 PM
October 23, 2025 - 7:30 PM
October 24, 2025 - 7:30 PM
October 25, 2025 - 2:00 PM
October 25, 2025 - 7:30 PM
October 26, 2025 - 2:00 PM
“Shepard is one of the most prolific of our playwrights, and, for that matter, certainly one of the most brilliant.” —New York Post
“Mr. Shepard is an uncommon playwright and uncommonly gifted…” —The New York Times
"…wildly poetic, full of stage images and utterances replete with insidious suggestiveness…” —New York Magazine
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Civic Center Stoner Theater, 221 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA 50309-2104, United States

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Iowa Stage Theatre Company

Host or Publisher Iowa Stage Theatre Company

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