Seattle Rep's TRUE WEST: Beyond the Theatre
Seattle Rep presents TRUE WEST by Sam Shepard from January 17 to February 16, 2020. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books, music and films to enhance your experience of the show.
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True West
The script of TRUE WEST, for your reading pleasure.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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The Black Light
Calexico’s bluesy, Latin-inflected desert noir makes the perfect soundtrack for that lonely road trip across the Mojave, in search of lost hope.
Format: Music CD
Availability: Available
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Black Listed
“I’m a dying breed who still believes – haunted by American Dreams.” Case’s plaintive melodies harmonize well with Shepard’s plays.
Format: Music CD
Availability: Available
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Townie
Renowned author Dubus recounts his hardscrabble youth growing up without a father on the bad side of town.
Format: Book
Availability: No Longer Available
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Whiskey
Battling brothers Andre and Wendell trade barbed words and blows, a modern Cain and Abel in Electric City, WA.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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Hud
Father clashes with ne’er-do-well son Hud Bannon (Paul Newman), in this epic tale of contemporary cattle country.
Format: DVD
Availability: No Longer Available
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Lonely Are the Brave
Lee’s favorite film – er, movie - is a masterful anti-romantic western starring Kirk Douglas, adapted by Dalton Trumbo from Edward Abbey’s 1956 novel The Brave Cowboy.
Format: DVD
Availability: Available
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Nebraska
In this offbeat film, a father drags his son on a doomed road trip to claim a sweepstakes prize, only to stumble upon unexpected treasure.
Format: DVD
Availability: All copies in use
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Once Upon A Time
This beautiful coffee table book explores the iconography and significance of that quintessential American myth, the Western.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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Motel Chronicles
This visceral, revealing collection of stories, poems and autobiographical sketches was published shortly after the première of TRUE WEST.
Format: Book
Availability: Available
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