At its core, it is a sibling rivalry gone horribly wrong and horribly right.

Robert Hall is bringing Sam Shepard’s “True West” to Orcas Center for an evening of emotional theatre.

“This play throws you into the madness and anger and frustration and loyalty and love that come with being part of a family,” said Hall.

The production will be held on the OffCenter Stage, March 17-19 and 24-26 at 7:30 p.m.

“True West,” which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 1983, is about the conflict between two estranged brothers.

“I love the language and imagery and metaphor of the play,” said Hall. “There is a tremendous amount of respect in the theatre world for Sam Shepard.”

Hall summarizes the play as follows:

“Sometimes your little brother just drives you absolutely insane, right? Or, if you don’t have a little brother, you have a friend who is great and everything, but can totally make you want to throw things at him. Well, imagine that kind of relationship built up over 30 years or so, and imagine that both parties involved are a little bit crazy.”

The brothers are played by Kelly Toombs and Kevin Doyle. Rounding out the cast is Aaimee Johnson, Jim Shaffer-Bauck, Tom Fiscus and Steve Henigson.

“Kelly is perfect for this role,” Hall said. “He is much more talented than this community realizes. Kevin is an honest performer and attended the University of Washington acting school. I would not have done the show if it weren’t for these two.”

Hall says that “True West” is considered one of Shepard’s most important plays.

“When put into the hands of talented actors and directors, it can really just blow an audience away,” he said. “If you ever feel like those old cartoons where an angel is on one of your shoulders and the devil is on the other, this is the play for you.”