Volcanic Theatre Pub (VTP), located in Bend’s Century Center complex at 70 S.W. Century Drive, will hold the second installment in its staged play readings with Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sam Shepard’s 1980 play “True West” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Admission is $3.

“True West” involves two estranged brothers reconnecting in their mom’s Los Angeles home. Austin (played by Derek Sitter) is a father and Hollywood screenwriter who has retreated to his childhood home to finalize his latest script with Saul, a Hollywood producer. Lee (Wayne Newcome), a drifter, has just popped in unannounced. The sibling rivalry escalates when Lee convinces Saul to produce his story instead of Austin’s.

Contact: www.volcanictheatrepub.com or 541-323-1881.