Fool For Love at Theatre Unlimited

In "Fool For Love" (1983), Eddie, a rodeo stuntman, has hunted down May,- his "forever connection," and found her in a motel in the Mojave Desert. She's as drawn to him as he is to her , but if it were that simple, this wouldn't be a Sam Shepard play. They're together, then they're apart, they're together, and the fire and obsession and possession never abates. Eddie can't leave other women alone and he can't leave May alone and now there's a Countess, elusive, dangerous and obsessed with Eddie (but Shepard leaves her outside in her Mercedes Benz during the play). Eddie and May have an unhinged yearning and raw sexuality that goes beyond usual aspects of attraction, and there's a secret that is revealed. It is "Rashomon," with each one having a different view of their shared history. There is also an Old Man who is ever present in the play, and he has another version of the story. The Old Man supplies mysteries and answers. And the "gentleman caller" Martin arrives to give May a way to be released from Eddie---maybe. Fool For Love is about romantic obsession, although that may be redundant: Romance IS obsessive. It is feisty, muscular and sexually charged.