True West

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Event True West
Venue fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 19 April 2023
Opening Date 21 April 2023
Last Date 7 May 2023
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Austin, an Ivy-league educated writer who is finishing off a screenplay that is sure to be a hit, is house-sitting his mother's quiet Los Angeles suburban home.

That is, until his estranged, lawless, drinking brother Lee, who has been living aimlessly on the desert, drops in. Having not seen each other for five years, the two complete opposites navigate the inextricable tension that permeates between them. The sons of a desert-dwelling alcoholic father clash violently over a film script and the notion of what the West means. A brutal stand-off ensues. Perhaps they are not as different as t
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Black Comedy
Subjects Alcoholism
Family
Violence
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Mark Diaco Actor Lee/Austin
Justin Hosking Actor Lee/Austin
Fiona Stewart Actor Mom
Kevin Summers Actor Saul
Peter Mumford Costume Designer
Lee Mason Director
Kris Chainey Lighting Designer
Sam Shepard Playwright
Elyse Batson Production Manager
Peter Mumford Set Designer
Dmitri Golovko Sound Designer
Teri Steer Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://fortyfivedownstairs.com/event/true-west/
Email Email from Peter Mumford
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 170174