Penned by Illinois-born Pulitzer Prize-winner Sam Shepard, "True West" stages a famously tense confrontation between long-estranged brothers. Stakes rise and fortunes turn as two very different men chase their desires while haunted by the mythologies of the American dream. A Student Directed Series production, "True West" is directed by senior Erik Burke and presented at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5, 6 and 7 in Madden Theatre at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. Chicago Ave.