SOURCE: ";Visions of the End: The Early Plays,"; in American Dreams: The Imagination of Sam Shepard, edited by Bonnie Marranca, Performing Arts Journal Publications, 1981, pp. 72-8.
A director and critic, Bloom addresses Shepard's initial work, arguing that the early plays are a form of ";gestalt theatre"; that conveys the consciousness of America in the 1960s.
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