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Additional authors

1. Grossman, Howard K.
2. Williams, John H.
3. Mintzer, Heide
4. Shepard, Sam, 1943-2017.
5. Sinise, Gary
6. Goldstein, Allan A.
7. McMullen, Cabot
8. Yoshimura, Akira
9. Wright, A
10. Baron, Aaron
11. Malkovich, John
12. Schacht, Sam, 1936 -
13. Thomson, Margaret
14. Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (110 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in.

Alternative title

1. Sam Shepard's True West

Subject

1. Shepard, Sam, 1943-2017 > Television adaptations
2. Brothers > Drama
3. Brothers > United States > Drama
4. Families > Drama
5. Sibling rivalry > Drama
6. Theater > New York (State) > New York
7. Television adaptations

Genre/Form

1. Drama.
2. Television.

Call number

1. NCOX 249

Access (note)

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits (note)

1. Art director, Cabot McMullen ; production designer, Akira Yoshimura ; lighting designer, A. Wright ; audio, Aaron Baron.

Performer (note)

1. John Malkovich, Gary Sinise, Sam Schacht, Margaret Thomson.

Event (note)

1. Originally broadcast on PBS-TV, New York, N.Y., Jan. 31, 1984.

Biography (note)

1. The Off-Broadway premiere of this play took place in December 1980, with Tommy Lee Jones and Peter Boyle as Austin and Lee. In 1982 it was produced by the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago with Gary Sinise and John Malkovich in the roles. This production transferred to Off-Broadway in October 1982, and played for almost two years.

Title

1. True West [videorecording] / Produced by Howard K. Grossman and John H. Williams ; associate producer, Heide Mintzer ; [written by] Sam Shepard ; directed for the stage by Gary Sinise ; directed for television by Allan Goldstein ; [produced for] PBS-TV.

Imprint

1. New York, c1983.

Access

1. Restricted to qualified researchers.

Credits

1. Art director, Cabot McMullen ; production designer, Akira Yoshimura ; lighting designer, A. Wright ; audio, Aaron Baron.

Cast

1. John Malkovich, Gary Sinise, Sam Schacht, Margaret Thomson.

Event

1. Originally broadcast on PBS-TV, New York, N.Y., Jan. 31, 1984.

Biography

1. The Off-Broadway premiere of this play took place in December 1980, with Tommy Lee Jones and Peter Boyle as Austin and Lee. In 1982 it was produced by the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago with Gary Sinise and John Malkovich in the roles. This production transferred to Off-Broadway in October 1982, and played for almost two years.

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1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Grossman, Howard K., film producer.
2. Williams, John H., film producer.
3. Mintzer, Heide, film producer.
4. Shepard, Sam, 1943-2017. True West.
5. Sinise, Gary, director.
6. Sinise, Gary, actor.
7. Goldstein, Allan A., film director.
8. McMullen, Cabot, set designer.
9. Yoshimura, Akira, set designer.
10. Wright, A, lighting designer.
11. Baron, Aaron, sound.
12. Malkovich, John, actor.
13. Schacht, Sam, 1936 - actor.
14. Thomson, Margaret, actor.
15. Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

Note

1. Title on tape: Sam Shepard's True West

Research call number

1. NCOX 249