The Bake Off of True West

conceived by Cristina Alicea
​directed by Jason Lorber, Laura Wolfsen, and Michael Fidler

The Bake Off of True West

conceived by Cristina Alicea
​​directed by Jason Lorber, Laura Wolfsen, and Michael Fidler
Produced June 14-18, 2023
at Main Street Landing
Wednesdays-Saturdays at 7:30 pm
Saturday & Sunday Matinees at 2:00 pm
Take one play, break it into three parts, add three directors and three casts, and—voilà!—you've got the 11th Annual Bake Off, an engaging exploration of the “ingredients" different directors use to create the same play. This year, that play is:
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TRUE WEST by Sam Shepard

Set against the searing heat of the California desert, Pulitzer Prize-winner Sam Shepard’s ferociously funny, modern classic, pits brother against brother as a family tears itself apart, exposing the cracks in the American Dream.

Cast
Victor Toman as Austin, Section 1
Laura Roald as Lee, Section 1
​Wendy Bell as Saul, Section 1

Taryn Noelle as Austin, Section 2
Alexandra Hudson as Lee, Section 2
Elisa Van Duyne as Saul, Section 2

Zach Stark as Austin, Section 3
Connor Kendall as Lee, Section 3
Jennifer Warwick as Mom, Section 3
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Production Team
Technical Director: Chuck Padula
Lighting Designer: Jamien Forrest
Sound Designer: Martha Goode
Props Master: Sue Wade
Stage Management: John Hughes
​Assistant Stage Management: Ava Magoon

​True West is appropriate for ages 17 & up. Running Time: 120 minutes with one intermission.  Here is a link to the digital program.

Performance Space

Main Street Landing Black Box Theatre
60 Lake Street, 3rd Floor, Burlington, VT 05401

The Lobby and Box Office opens an hour prior to showtime. The performance space doors will open a half hour prior to showtime. All performances are General Admission seating.

Press

"The directors and actors have to fend for themselves in recreating, say, a train and a plane crash. Even a door. In other words, expect almost no tech from the VSC’s tripartite staging, but a ton of creativity. And therein lies even more fun, as much for the directors and actors as for the audience." - Seven Days
"It might be a conceit that entertains audiences with structural sleight-of-hand more than it illuminates them, but the production — and especially the question-and-answer session with the triumvirate of directors following the presentation — does offer a few insights into the mind of a director." - Burlington Free Press
 “'The Bake Off' divides a popular play into three parts, each presented by a different director and cast. This year, the play was Christopher Durang’s wacky comedy, “Beyond Therapy,” and the cast changes Tuesday were made mid-scene — seamlessly and hilariously."
- The Rutland Herald