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True West |
Two-act play.
First production: Magic Th., San Francisco, 10 July 1980
(dir. Robert Woodruff).
First New York production: New York Shakespeare Festival,
Public Th., 23 Dec. 1980 (dir. Joseph Papp, replacing Woodruff
after dispute).
Revived: Steppenwolf Th., Chicago, 1982, transferring to
Cherry Lane Th., New York, 17 Oct. 1982 (dir. Gary Sinise; with
Sinise as Austin, John Malkovich as Lee; a film of this production
was shown on PBS Television, Jan. 1984).
First London production: Cottesloe Th., London, 10 Dec.
1981 (dir. John Schlesinger; with Antony Sher as Austin, Bob Hoskins
as Lee).
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Theater Review Minutia of everyday life fails to excite |
| Review by Iris Chen in The Yale Daily News | |
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Bros and Cons |
| Review by Robert L. Pela, Phoenix Newtimes.com, Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 1996 | |
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True Fiction |
| Review by Dalt Wonk, Gambit Weekly. |
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Sam Shepard: True West |
| Virginia Tech Theatre Arts: Studio Theatre | |
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True West Info |
| Brief synopsis and info about the film | |
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True West (2002) Info |
| A similar page about the 2002 remake | |
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True West |
| Information on Prince William Sound Community College production | |
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Sam Shepard Photo Album |
| Photos from the American Repertory Theatre production |
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