Tongues (play)
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| Tongues | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Sam Shepard |
| Date premiered | 1978 |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
Tongues is a 1978 play by Sam Shepard and Joseph Chaikin.[1][2][3] Tongues is a series of monologues set to percussion and meant for one actor. Shepard and Chaikin had previously agreed to do a piece surrounding the concept of the voice, and nearing completion of the piece, decided it required some kind of musical accompaniment. It was first performed at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco, by the playwrights themselves: Chaikin provided the voice of the speaker,[4] and Shepard as the director and instrumentalist. The play is written so that actors who wish to perform the piece can experiment with the stage directions, which are minimal aside from the percussion directions.
