Jumbo Productions Presents TRUE WEST, Closes 10/2

Jumbo Productions will present a limited engagement of Sam Shepard's True West which will be Directed by Bill Barry at the Michael Chekov Theatre 45th Street Theatre, September 21, 2011 to October 2, 2011. This production is produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

Sam Shepard - "I wanted to write a play about double nature, one that wouldn't be symbolic or metaphorical or any of that stuff. I just wanted to give a taste of what it feels like to be two-sided. It's a real thing, double nature. I think we're split in a much more devastating way than psychology can ever reveal. It's not so cute. Not some little thing we can get over. It's something we've got to live with."

True West is a character study that examines the relationship between Austin, a screenwriter, and his older brother Lee. Austin is house-sitting while their mother is in Alaska, and there he is confronted by his brother, who proceeds to bully his way into staying at the house and using Austin's car. In addition, the screenplay which Austin is pitching to his connection in Hollywood somehow gets taken over by the pushy con-man tactics of Lee, and the brothers find themselves forced to cooperate in the creation of a story that will make or break both their lives.

The Production stars Bill Barry, Peter Rawlinson, Joseph Marshall and Sharon Matteson.