True West
Written By: Sam Shepard
Directed by: Derek Hansen
Produced by special arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.
Run of Show
“True West” will run January 6-21, 2012, Thursday through Saturday at 8:00pm
Synopsis
Recently revived at New York’s Circle in the Square, where Phillip Seymour Hoffman and John C. Reilly alternated playing the roles of the brothers, this American classic explores alternatives that might spring from the demented terrain of the California landscape. Sons of a desert dwelling alcoholic and a suburban wanderer clash over a film script. Austin, the achiever, is working on a script he has sold to producer Sal Kimmer when Lee, a demented petty thief, drops in. He pitches his own idea for a movie to Kimmer, who then wants Austin to junk his bleak, modern love story and write Lee’s trashy Western tale.
Program
The Program for this show can be viewed by clicking True West. (Requires Adobe Reader)
The People …
Leading Roles
in order of appearance
| Austin | J. Heath Huber |
| Lee | Ben Lumbrezer |
| Saul | James MacFarlane |
| Mom | Dianna West |
Program Staff
| Director | Derek Hansen |
| Assistant Director | Laurie Mix |
| Producer | Laura Hansen |
| Stage Managers | Laura Hansen & Megan Ray |
| Lighting Design | Andrew Todd |
| Lighting Crew | Amanda Lockwood |
| Sound Design | Derek Hansen |
| Sound Crew | Allen Wilkinson |
| Costume Design | Cast |
| Props Gatherers | Brad Riker |
| Props Crew | Kara Ayers, Elizabeth Piel Black, Joyce Calmes, Rich Chesko, Patrick Drummond |
| Set Design | Judson Lohman |
| Set Dressing | Brad Riker |
| Set Construction | Brad Ray |
| Set Assistant | James MacFarlane |
| Painters & Dutchers | Patrick Drummond, Jake Gordy, Derek Hansen, Laura Hansen, Jordan Kotz, Judson Lohman, Laurie Mix, Brad Riker, & Sara Speelman |
| Program | Jake Gordy |
| Program Art & Cover Design | Laura Hansen |
| House Manager | Ann Veasey |
| Box Office | Ann Veasey |
| Box Office Staff | Kimberley Bruggemann, Pam Engle, Sandy Fry, Darlene Hatfield, Barbara Heindel, Sue Holliger, Debbie Krieger, Dianne Nowakowski, Jinny Patterson, Susan Rice, & Judy Wiederhold |
| Program Printing | The Copy Center |
| Marquee Signs | Derek Hansen |
| Cast Photography | Frank Venda |
| Special Thanks | Zac Gilley, Jordan Kotz, The Toledo Repertoire Theatre |
The Show!
Place: A southern California suburb west of Los Angeles
Time: Late 1980’s