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November 2, 2023 - November 11, 2023

True West

By Sam Shepard
Directed by Tara Moses

Please Note: This production’s run has ended.

Jolting awake from the white American nightmare

This new take on a Pulitzer Prize finalist decolonizes the myth of the American West. Austin, an Afro-Indigenous screenwriter, chases the white American dream. But when his drifter brother Lee tornadoes back into his life, Austin’s potential movie deal grows much more complicated. The brothers’ conflict evolves as they gradually reverse roles, trading one another’s lives. Brown/Trinity Rep’s True West is a scathing look at the relationship between white supremacy, masculinity, and so-called “Manifest Destiny,” told through the lens of sibling rivalry. 

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Cast & Creative

Cast
Nicholas Byers
Lee
Layan Elwazani
Saul
JāQuan Malik Jones
Austin
Rosalyn Tavarez
Mother

Creative

Tara Moses
Director
Sara Pisheh
Scenic Designer
Nia Safarr Banks
Costume Designer
SeifAllah Salotto-Cristobal
Lighting Designer
Kathy Ruvuna
Sound Designer
Tristen Moseley
Stage Manager