Throughout the 1970s and '80s, playwright Sam Shepard was American theater’s tough guy. He was close with punk poet Patti Smith, toured with Bob Dylan and earned an Oscar nod for his portrayal of ...

Performances are July 16-August 31, 2025, in Paramount's intimate Copley Theatre, 8 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora. Nominated for four Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize, True West made Chicago's ...

It took 20 years before Sam Shepard’s 1980 play “True West” premiered on Broadway. In retrospect, it was a long time coming for a work considered by many a visceral depiction of sibling rivalry like ...

True West is a searing portrait of sibling rivalry and the fractured American dream. Set in a California suburb, the play follows Austin, a screenwriter on the verge of a big Hollywood deal, and his ...

One of my favorite Sam Shepard monologues occurs in “True West,” his dark, 1980 dramedy in a superbly acted revival at Aurora's Paramount Theatre. It comes at the end of the first act, as rival ...

The late playwright Sam Shepard was more verbose than most in his written staging directions for his plays. For his Pulitzer Prize-nominated 1983 play “True West,” he specified in the script the color ...

The Ghent Playhouse will present Sam Shepard’s dark comedy, True West from Friday, May 19 through Sunday, June 4 with performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday afternoons at 2 p.m.

"True West," a dark comedy centered around family ties and the mystique of the American West, opens Friday at the Willits Community Theatre. The play was written by the late Pulitzer Prize-winner Sam ...

The Ghent Playhouse presents Sam Shepard’s dark comedy,True West, which opens on Friday (May 19) and runs through Sunday, June 4 with performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sunday afternoons at ...

Las Vegas(KLAS)-A Public Fit Theater Company presents True West by Sam Shephard happening February 7th through March 3rd. Jake Staley is the director of the play and Ryan Ruckman stars in the show.

I-10 art corridor lights up as aesthetic project nears completion in East El Paso Drivers in East El Paso are getting their first look at new illuminated landscaping and art along I-10. Las Cruces ...