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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:play
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Sam_Shepard
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:film
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gptkbp:adapted_into
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gptkb:film_production_company
stage performances
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize_for_Drama
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Dodge
gptkb:Tilden
gptkb:Nina
Bradley
Ansel
Halie
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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acclaimed
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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influential in postmodern theater
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gptkbp:cultural_references
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referenced in popular media
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:High_School
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Buried Child
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gptkbp:influenced
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later playwrights
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:existentialism
American realism
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:American_theater
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gptkbp:inspiration
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Shepard's own family experiences
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:notable_performance
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gptkb:musical
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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" The American Dream is a nightmare."
" This is a family that has lost its way."
" We are all buried children."
" You can't bury the past."
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gptkbp:performance
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performed in various theaters worldwide
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gptkbp:performed_by
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gptkb:The_Goodman_Theatre
gptkb:Steppenwolf_Theatre_Company
gptkb:The_Royal_Court_Theatre
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gptkbp:plot
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depicts the struggle for identity
examines themes of betrayal
explores the disintegration of a family
highlights the impact of the past on the present
reveals dark family secrets
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gptkbp:premiered_on
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gptkb:1978
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:Dramatists_Play_Service
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gptkbp:related_works
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gptkb:Curse_of_the_Starving_Class
gptkb:Fool_for_Love
gptkb:True_West
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gptkbp:scholarly_analysis
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widely studied in theater courses
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gptkbp:setting
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rural America
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gptkbp:style
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gptkb:absurdism
realism
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gptkbp:themes
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the American Dream
family dysfunction
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gptkbp:written_by
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gptkb:Sam_Shepard
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