Curse of the Starving Class at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts

The Tates are on the brink of emotional and financial ruin and each family member plans a desperate escape. Ella plots with a smarmy real estate agent, while husband Weston holes up at the local bar, and son Wesley tries desperately to hold the house together. Meanwhile, 13-year-old Emma dreams of a life of crime and the familys lamb takes the brunt of it all.The play, a perfect balance of dark comedy and biting satire, is about a family faltering in their search for security, escape, and the American Dream.

Authors

• Sam Shepard