Geography of a Horse Dreamer (Masterplots II: Drama, Revised Edition)

At a glance:

  • Author: Sam Shepard
  • First Published: 1974
  • Type of Plot: Suspense
  • Time of Work: The 1970’s
  • Setting: England
  • Principal Characters: Cody, Santee, Beaujo, Fingers, The Doctor
  • Genres: Drama
  • Subjects: 1970’s
  • Locales: England

The Play

Geography of a Horse Dreamer begins in darkness. The audience hears the sound of galloping horses, at first faint, then growing stronger. A slow-motion color film of a horse race, gradually brought into focus, is projected on the rear wall; as the picture sharpens, the sound becomes louder. There is a yell, the film stops, and the lights come up, revealing a run-down hotel room. Against the rear wall, Cody, dressed in jeans and a cowboy shirt and wearing dark glasses, lies on his back in a bed, handcuffed to the bedposts; it was he who yelled. Santee, in dark...

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