HotCity Theatre Presents TRUE WEST 2/4-19

HotCity Theatre, a professional theatre company with a focus on contemporary programming and new play development announces the opening of True West, by American playwright Sam Shepard. True West premiered in 1980 at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco, CA where Shepard was a resident playwright. It has enjoyed incredible success throughout the country, creating many famous productions like that in which leading men Philip Seymour Hoffman and John C. Reilly switched roles on and off during the run and jointly won a Tony for their performances, and that which ignited the careers of Gary Sinise and John Malkovich and was filmed and aired by PBS. HotCity proudly brings this modern classic to St. Louis as the first show in their 2011 Season. Doug Finlayson directs.

When: Feb. 4th - Feb. 19th, Preview Feb. 3rd, Thursdays, Fridays - 8pm, Saturdays - 3pm and 8pm*, and Sundays - 7pm.

*There is no 3:00pm matinee performance on opening weekend (Feb. 5th)

Where: The Kranzberg Arts Center, 501 N. Grand in the Big Brothers Big Sisters Building, just south of the Fox Theatre

Ticket Info: General Admission tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for seniors (62+).  $15 Student Rush Tickets available 10 minutes before show time. Preview tickets on Thursday, February 3rd. Group discounts are available.

About The Show: Two brothers come to a head with their testosterone-driven rivalries that climaxes with a riotous collaboration that literally reduces their relationship to a pile of rubble.

Cast:

Saul - Alan Knoll*
Lee - Kevin Crowley*
Austin - Scott Mcmaster
Mom - Nancy Lewis

Designers: Jim Burwinkel - Scenery/Lighting, Scott Breihan - Costumes, Katie Donnelly - Properties, Joe Pini - Sound

* Indicates member of Actors' Equity, the association of professional actors and stage managers in the United States.

HotCity Theatre operates under a Small Professional Theatre contract with Actors Equity, the union of professional actors and Stage Managers in the United States, and receives funding from the Siteman Foundation, Regional Arts Commission, The Whitaker Foundation, The Arts and Education Council, The Greater St. Louis Community Foundation, The Missouri Arts Council, The Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation, The John R. Goodall Charitable Trust and the William A. Kerr Foundation, as well as generous individuals in the community.

For more information, contact John Armstrong at 314-289-4061 or email at jarmstrong@hotcitytheatre.org.

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