A Lie of the Mind by Sam Shepard

Produced by the Subterranean Theatre Company in August and September 1988 at Zachary Scott Theatre Center, Austin, Texas. Directed by Ken Webster.

About the play
Sam Shepard wrote this painful drama about family, violence, and love. Here's a page devoted to the play's production history.

What the critics said . . .
"Riveting . . . The cast in the new Subterranean Theatre Company production did a remarkable job. A two-fisted American drama, and it's not for the fainthearted."
Austin American-Statesman

"Oddly compelling and strangely disturbing . . . a really first-rate production of the play."
Round Rock Leader

"Webster and his new Subterranean Theatre Company make an auspicious debut with this well-acted, always gripping show. It sets a high standard for the new Austin theatre season."
Westlake Picayune

"With A Lie of the Mind, Webster has created a brilliant and at times chilling piece of theater . . . His is one of the best ensembles of actors to come together on stage in Austin in a long time. . . . a wonderful piece of theater."
The Daily Texan

   Bill Friedman and Katherine 
   Catmull in A Lie of the Mind 
   Photo copyright Danna Byrom, 1988.
Awards and Nominations
Austin Circle of Theatres Awards
Named Outstanding Drama of 1988-1989
Ray Weikel named Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama
Katherine Catmull named Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama
Dennis Frost named Outstanding Featured Actor in a Drama

Cast
Jake . . . . . Ray Weikel
Frankie . . . . . Steve Price
Beth . . . . . Katherine Catmull
Mike . . . . Bill Friedman
Lorraine . . . . . Mary Agen Cox
Sally . . . . . Barbara Chisholm
Baylor . . . . . Dennis Frost
Meg . . . . . Sydney Allen

Designers
Costume . . . . . Jane Rogers
Set . . . . . Gary Van der Wege
Lights . . . . . Jeff Ellinger
Sound . . . . . Leroy Sakowitz

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