True West by Sam Shepard
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The Bay Theatre Company kicks off the 2008-2009 season with
True West by the Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Sam Shepard.
This tense, explosive tragicomedy features a struggle between
two brothers in the desert outside of Las Angeles. Austin,
the more successful son, has a budding career in screenwriting
and is home to house-sit for his mother and work on a new
piece that is to be produced by a famous Hollywood producer.
At home Austin runs into his brother Lee, who has thrived
in a more unfortunate life of thievery and alcoholism and
is home to steal from his mothers neighbors before leaving
town.
Lee stirs up trouble when he decides to pitch his own movie
idea to the producer, who chooses Lee’s new script over
Austin’s. As the plot progresses Austin and Lee gradually
switch good son and bad son roles. Shepard’s satirical
wit leads the two brothers on a trip through American fantasies
of the wild frontier and the romance of Hollywood.
“By far the funniest, truest, and most mesmerizing
play on Broadway.” — New York Daily News
Performance Calender:
Performances Thursday through Saturday are at 8PM.
Matinee Performances on Sundays are at 3PM (and on 11/8).
| Thurs |
Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
| 2008 |
10/3 |
10/4 |
10/5m |
| 10/9 |
10/10 |
10/11 |
10/12m |
| 10/16 |
10/17 |
10/18 |
10/19m |
| 10/23 |
10/24 |
10/25 |
10/26m |
| 10/30 |
10/31 |
11/1 |
11/2m |
| 11/6 |
11/7 |
11/8m
11/8 e |
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Location:
275 West St. Annapolis, MD 21401
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here for directions
Cast:
| Austin |
Michael Feldsher |
| Lee |
Andy English |
| Director |
Lois Evans |
Michael Feldsher, playing Austin, is making
his Bay Theatre debut and was most recently seen in the Virginia
Shakespeare Festival in productions of “The Taming of
the Shrew” and “Othello”. Feldsher received
his B.F.A. in acting from University of Maryland in Baltimore.
The scoundrel Lee will be played by Andy English,
of Washington DC, who appears at the Shakespeare Theatre Company
in such productions as “Richard III” and “Titus
Andronicus”. English holds an M.F.A. from The Shakespeare
Theatre’s Academy at George Washington University. Dee
Lyon, of Arnold, who can be seen in many productions around
the D.C. Metropolitan area will play Austin and Lee’s
“Mom”. Glenn Vitale, of Pasadena, will be playing
Saul and can be seen in many Indie films including “Koreagate”
and “Five Dead on the Crimson Canvas”.
Lois Evans has directed locally for many
years and will be making her Bay Theatre debut as the director
of True West.
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