ATLANTA -- August represents a new beginning for many on college campuses. This August at Oglethorpe, the Theatre Department launches their fall season with a production of True West by the newly-founded Atlanta Theatre Laboratory.

Sam Shephard’s contemporary classic True West depicts the tale of two estranged brothers reunited to housesit their mother’s ferns. Lee, a drifter, and Austin, a screenwriter, sling good old American-style resentment as they spar over story ideas for a new "true to life" Western movie. Heat, whiskey, crickets, coyotes, toasters, a typewriter and a nine iron litter the landscape in this production, starring Nick Rhoton and Matthew Myers and directed by Chadwick Yarborough.

Atlanta Theatre Laboratory, while new to town, is not new to Oglethorpe. It was founded by former Oglethorpe Playmakers Erin Weller, Aaron Bean, Kathryn Barrett and Colin Gray with Lauren Gunderson of Emory.

“True West”
Conant Performing Arts Center
Oglethorpe University
August 19-20, 25-27, September 1-3 at 8 p.m
*Special midnight show on Friday, September 9!
Tickets: $10; free with Oglethorpe ID.
For ticket information call the Atlanta Theatre Laboratory box office at 404.731.5871.