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TRUE WESTPlay | Drama
Directed by Blake Stubbs
Auditions:
Friday & Saturday, November 23 & 24 at 1pm
Location: Corn Stock Theatre Center
Auditions will be conducted in an open format. Monologues (prepared or otherwise) will not be a part of this audition process. Sides will be provided and scenes will be read.
A full copy of the script is available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1giR3AVJKUOqjaH9cHp6HsvU4BSMqZ61y/view
Show Dates & Times:
Friday, February 7 at 7:30pm
Saturday, February 8 at 7:30pm
Sunday, February 9 at 2:30pm
Friday, February 14 at 7:30pm
Saturday, February 15 at 7:30pm
Sunday, February 16 at 2:30pm
Synopsis:
Sam Shepard’s True West centers on Austin and Lee, two brothers with a volatile and estranged relationship. Both are in their mother’s home while she is on vacation in Alaska. Austin makes a living as a screenwriter and is about to have the most important meeting of his career. He is currently house sitting in his mother’s home. The rugged Lee has returned from five years of drifting and thieving. Neither brother intended on running into the other. A chance meeting becomes an antagonistic examination of sibling rivalry, masculinity, and the metaphorical representations of the Old West and The New West collide.
Characters:
Austin - A strait-laced, Ivy League graduate working as a screenwriter. He’s working in his mother’s home on the eve of the biggest meeting of his life. He has a wife and children back home in Northern California.
Lee - Austin’s brother. A drifter and a thief. He’s been gone for years and just happened to arrive at his mother’s house while Austin was there. He intends to loot the neighborhood of household appliances for quick cash. To say he is a stark contrast to Austin would be an understatement.
Saul Kimmer - A movie producer who sees promise in Austin. Saul’s not meant to be a strict parody of a Hollywood producer, but he is certainly motivated by profit.
Mom - Returns home from Alaska in the final moments. She is aware she has no power over her sons.
Production Staff:
Director: Blake Stubbs
Stage Manager: Jerimiah Pinkins
Assistant Director: Lindsey Griffith
Assistant Stage Manager: Jenny Ziegler
Production Secretary: Annie Carroll
Props: Paula Graves, Daisy Fritz, Courtney Deeds
Costumes: Aliesha Graves
Sound Design: Dave Montague
Light Design: Riley Reynolds
Stage Crew: Samantha-Rose Brody, Haley Armitage
Contact Information:
If you have any questions regarding the audition format, content, or characters, please reach out to Blake directly via Facebook or Email ([email protected]).
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
1700 N Park Rd, Peoria, IL, United States, Illinois 61604
