True West
True West Author: Sam Shepard
First Performance: 1980, San Francisco
Published: 1981
Genre: Drama in 2 acts
Setting: Kitchen and alcove, southern Californian suburban home, 1970s
Cast: 3m, 1f
Austin is a moderately successful screenwriter in his early thirties, who is living in his mother's house, while she is on holiday. He is surprised by the arrival of his older brother Lee, a drifter and petty criminal. Austin meets the Hollywood producer Saul Kimmer, who expresses interest in Austin's story. Lee arrives back with a stolen television set, invites Saul to a game of golf, and suggests that he might supply him with a real-life, ‘true west’ story. Lee gets Austin to type his story of the rivalry between two cowboys. The game of golf is a success, and Lee manages to sell his story to Saul, who now asks...
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