American Buffalo is a narrative tale of Rinella's hunt for this animal in the Alaskan wilderness. But beyond that, it is the story of the many ways in which the buffalo has shaped our national identity.
Black Diamond was the buffalo from the buffalo-head nickel. His path to fame began in 1911, when the U.S. Mint was seeking a replacement for the Libertyhead nickel, which had been in circulation for twenty-eight years.
A classic tragedy, American Buffalo is the story of three men struggling in the pursuit of their distorted vision of the American Dream.
In a Chicago junk shop three small-time crooks plot to rob a man of his coin collection, the showpiece of which is a valuable "Buffalo nickel".
Play by the American dramatist.
American Buffalo
Three crooks in a junk shop plot to steal a coin collection in this award-winning drama by an acclaimed new American playwright.
This edition of the play was published to coincide with the West End revival in 2015, starring Damian Lewis, John Goodman and Tom Sturridge.