Buried Child by Sam Shepard
Date: Friday, Oct. 24, 2025 7:30 p.m.
Location: Stoner Theater- Des Moines Civic Center, 21 Walnut St, Des Moines, IA , 50309
Event Information
Description
Dodge and Halie are barely hanging on to their farmland and their sanity while looking after their two wayward grown sons. When their grandson Vince arrives with his girlfriend, no one seems to recognize him, and confusion abounds. As Vince tries to make sense of the chaos, the rest of the family dances around a deep, dark secret. This wildly poetic and cutting take on the American family drama pulls apart the threadbare deluded visions of our families and our homes. Join us for Buried Child as we dig into Sam Shepard's macabre drama, exploring dysfunction in the American family.
Nine chances to catch our production!
Showtimes
- Friday, Oct. 17, 2025 - 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 - 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025 - 2 p.m.
- Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025 - 7:30 p.m.
- Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025 - 7:30 p.m.
- Friday, Oct. 24, 2025 - 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025 - 2 p.m.
- Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025 - 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025 - 2 p.m.
“Shepard is one of the most prolific of our playwrights, and, for that matter, certainly one of the most brilliant.” —New York Post
“Mr. Shepard is an uncommon playwright and uncommonly gifted…” —The New York Times
"…wildly poetic, full of stage images and utterances replete with insidious suggestiveness…” —New York Magazine
Neighborhoods
Historic Court Avenue District, Historic East Village, Downtown Des Moines- Civic Center
Host Organization
Iowa Stage Theatre Company
Website
https://www.iowastage.org/buried-child
Facebook Event URL
https://www.facebook.com/events/1133873358528670/1133883805194292/
Pricing Information
$45 Standard ticket, $25 Community-sponsored ticket, Season Flex passes & group rates available
Contact
Dove Haase
(515) 309-0251
business@iowastage.org