| The Kentucky Cycle | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Robert Schenkkan |
| Date premiered | 1991 |
| Place premiered | Intiman Theatre Seattle, Washington |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | An epic of three families spanning 200 years of American history, in Kentucky |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | Kentucky, 1775-1975 |
The Kentucky Cycle is a series of nine one-act plays by Robert Schenkkan that explores American mythology, particularly the mythology of the West, through the intertwined histories of three fictional families struggling over a portion of land in the Cumberland Plateau. The play won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.