As part of its current season, Bozeman Actors Theatre will present stagings of American playwright Sam Shepard’s True West. Performances will be held February 7th–23rd at MSU’s Black Box Theatre. Friday and Saturday shows begin at 7:30pm, with Sunday matinees to follow at 3pm.
True West tells the story of the sibling rivalry between two brothers in the American west. Set against the dreams of a changing modern-day American West, playwright Sam Shepard’s story is a serious but darkly humorous version of the Cain and Abel story while satirizing modern America’s exploitation of the romanticized cowboys-and-Indians West of American mythology.
The play follows the story of two estranged brothers, Austin and Lee. Austin is has a successful budding career in the film industry. He offers to housesit for his mother, and decides to work on a new screenplay while he has some peace and quiet. Lee, an alcoholic and a thief, unexpectedly shows up and proceeds to disrupt Austin’s life, eventually managing to take over the writing of the screenplay himself. The two brothers end up in a role-reversal, with each admitting that he has always envied the other’s way of life [Stage Agent].
Ray Schulz directs True West, starring Kevin Asselin, Joe Faifer, Erik Pearson and Sharon Beehler.
Advance tickets for True West are $30 for general admission or $20 for students. Find ticketing access at www.bozemanactorstheatre.org. Tickets available at the door as space allows.
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