“True West,” Sam Shepard’s searing tale of brotherly rivalry, identity, and the crumbling myth of the American West, opens at Willits Community Theatre on Friday, Sept. 12 for a three-week run.
Directed by Joshua Sternberg, this intense and darkly funny drama depicts brothers Austin and Lee reuniting at their mother’s suburban home, where the calm quickly unravels into a volatile battle of wills.
Sternberg, in his directorial debut at WCT, says the action unfolds in very condensed and concise moments of familial conflict. What emerges are two brothers working out truths about themselves in relationship to each other.
“It’s an adventurous ride for the audience,” Sternberg says, “in how it takes you through a tableau of emotions, from sadness to elation, humor, and even a little fear or anxiety.”
Shepard has said of his script, it presents the messy process of finding out who we are while also considering the possibility of who else we could become, explains Sternberg. “It’s a deep dive into identity that plays itself out on a grimy surface.” Featured actors Schyler Marcier, Eric Layer, Cindi Mohr and Cortlandt Wilson bring “True West” to life where the only thing more dangerous than the desert is the truth.
Performances are Sept. 12-28, with shows on Friday and Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 and available at the door or online at: www.wctperformingartscenter.org. The WCT playhouse is located at 37 W. Van Lane, Willits. Box Office: (707) 216-1826.
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