True West
by Sam Shepard
Directed by Matt Chapman
True West

Additional Information

  • Part of the City of Fairfax Spotlight on the Arts
  • True West is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.

About the Show

Sam Shepard’s American classic follows the volatile relationship of Austin, an aspiring writer and Lee, recently released from prison, who's aspirations may be reliving his past or perhaps his brother's future. The estranged brothers find themselves holed up together in their mother's tidy suburban home with a typewriter, a set of golf clubs and the undeniable struggles of a family with a conflicted past and an uncertain future.


​This unplanned family reunion wrestles with many questions about who we are and how we get there.

​Performances

  • April 29, 7:30pm
  • April 30, 2pm & 7:30pm
  • May 1, 2pm
  • May 5, 7:30pm
  • May 6, 7:30pm
  • May 7, 2pm & 7:30pm
  • May 8, 2pm

Location

Old Town Hall

3999 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030

Cast

  • ​Lee - Christopher Anderson
  • Austin - Mikael Johnson
  • Saul - D. Scott Graham
  • Mother - Jessie Roberts 

Crew

  • Director - Matt Chapman
  • Executive Producer - Michael O'Dell
  • Producers - David Britt, Jim Negley, Amanda Snellings
  • Fight Choreography - Casey Kaleba
  • Set Design - Tina Dempsey
  • Lighting Design - Stephen Shetler
  • Costume Design - Lori Crockett
  • Set Construction - Curtis Starr
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