The studio at WJWJ before the load in for the upcoming production of Sam Shepard's True West.

Lowcountry Weekly Publisher (and well-known local thespian), Jeff Evans, teams up with Tom Schuster to mount the first ever theatrical production at ETV Lowcountry. Get all the details in the 3/31 issue.

Tom Schuster, Set Designer Jim Passanante and Jeff Evans load in Passanante's set.

The production not only marks a first for the TV studio, it's also an interesting collaboration of a serious concentration of talent. Schuster's worked as a professional actor for decades with more than 100 plays and dozens of film and TV roles.

Evans is  the founder of Lowcountry Shakespeare and worked as an actor on the west coast before relocating to SC some years back. And Passanante's one of Hollywood's hardest working Scenic Artists with credits like Die Hard III, Cold Mountain and Forrest Gump on his resume. He designed and built this set from scratch in six days in between movie gigs.

WJWJ Operations Manager Scott Johns behind the camera as Your Day's, Bob Schuster tapes a segment for broadcast.

The show opens 4/9 and runs through 5/2.