The Ringgold Playhouse Presents Fool for Love by Sam Shepard. The scene is a stark motel room at the edge of the Mojave Desert. May, a disheveled young woman, sits dejectedly on a rumpled bed while Eddie, a rough-spoken rodeo performer, crouches in a corner, fiddling with his riding gear. When he attempts to console May, who is distressed by Eddie's frequent absences and love affairs, she seems, at first, to soften—but then she suddenly attacks him. As the recriminations pour out, and the action becomes, at times, physically violent, the desperate nature of their relationship becomes apparent—they cannot get along with or without one another, yet neither can subdue their burning passion. 

The play's two other characters point out the poignancy of their situation: an unfortunate young man who stops by to take May to the movies and becomes the butt of Eddie's funniest yet most humiliating jokes, and a ghostly older man who sits in a rocking chair at the side of the stage, sipping whiskey and commenting wryly on what he observes. Eventually, May and Eddie tire of their struggle and embrace—but it is evident that the respite is temporary and that their love, the curse of the past which haunts them, will remain forever damned and hopeless.

This play features cast members Laurie Shaw, Adam Cook, Jonathan Harrell, and Greg Rambin and is a collaborative directorial effort by the group. There are five total performances of the play from September 19th through September 22nd. All performances are held at the historic Ringgold Depot.