Word: weintrob
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Directed by Jed Weintrob...
...claustrophobic Kronauer space is ideal for Shepard's theme of escape, which is particularly prominent in True West in the brothers' arguments about the keys to Austin's car, their only means of exit. Director Jed Weintrob traps the audience in the kitchen with the two brothers and has captured the herky-jerky rhythm of Shepard's dialogue...
...Weintrob's effective staging is evident in a pivotal scene where, to Austin's dismay, Lee barges in on his negotiations with Sol, (John Byrd) the effete producer. Austin's worst fears are confirmed, as Lee quickly wins Sol's friendship with good-natured masculine bombast. By the end of the scene, the brothers' mutual jealously has surfaced, and Weintrob has hidden Austin in the background, where his consternation is initially barely noticeable but soon becomes a focus of attention. Lee, however, has established himself as the "man of the house...
Directed by Jed Weintrob...
...fact, it seems that Weintrob did little to this play beyond building a utilitarian set, changing the play's locale to the United States (though the heaths of England added more to the intrigue of the story) and changing the famous line "I never drink...wine" to "I never drink...socially." Of course, the last of these alterations is probably playwright Ted Tiller's fault, but whoever's fault it is, the change underscores the effect of the whole play--an old story told in a tired...