'True West' truly good

Forget what Forrest Gump said.

Life is not like a box of chocolates.

It's more like making a slice of toast - it seldom winds up perfect, and it often burns.

Just ask the brothers in "True West," a play in which toasters play a highly symbolic and multifaceted role. Really. You'll have to head to the Bay Theatre Company in Annapolis to find out more. And you should, because this taut Sam Shepard drama packs a mighty punch.

Bay opened its seventh season last weekend with the kind of production that's made the troupe rise to the top of the local theater scene. Tight direction under veteran Lois...