“The solid performances in the Shaker Bridge Theatre production crackle with tension. Director Adrian Wattenmaker emphasizes precise movement, building scenes that ripple along the edges of attraction and aggression... Shepard typically crosses into unreality, and the trick is making that world feel more true than the real one. I recommend seeing this production and its solid portrayals of characters down to their very last chance."
-Alex Brown, Seven Days
"That feeling, of being dropped into the middle of something — a dynamic, an unbreakable cycle — is at the crux of ‘Fool for Love.’ The Shaker Bridge production leans into the drama without coming off cheap, instead honoring the humanity of Shepard’s characters."
-Marion Umpleby, Valley News
“It’s an intimate experience, one that invites its audience to peek into a tempestuous relationship between two souls who have many reasons to stay apart, yet are drawn together by that potent elixir of foolish love... So, listen; do yourself a favor. If you are looking for something to do… please consider attending a performance of the Shaker Bridge Theatre’s production of “Fool for Love.”
-James Kent, Mountain Times
Holed up in a stark motel room on the edge of the Mojave Desert, two former lovers unpack the deep secrets and dark desires of their tangled relationship, passionately tearing each other apart. Beaten down by ill-fated love and a ruthless struggle for identity, can they ultimately live with, or without, each other? Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Sam Shepard brings us an explosive intense landmark myth of the new Wild West.
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