August: Osage County
Broadway Dramatic Comedy Previews
October 30 2007
Due to Open November 20 2007
Strike Hiatus November 10-29, 2007
Opened December 4 2007
Limited run to February 17 2008
Extended to March 9 2008
Extended to April 13 2008
Extended to an open run
Hiatus April 21-28 2008
Reopened at the Music Box April 29 2008
Closed June 28 2009 Run
18 previews & 648 performances Producers
Jeffrey Richards, Jean Doumanian, Steve Traxler,
Jerry Frankel, Ostar Productions, et al
Creative
Tracy Letts author
Anna D Shapiro director
Ana Kuzmanic costume design
Ann G Wrightson lighting design
Todd Rosenthal scenic design
Richard Woodbury sound design
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Opening Night Cast |
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Ian Barford |
Little Charles |
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Deanna Dunagan |
Violet Weston |
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Kimberly Guerrero |
Johnna Monevata |
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Francis Guinan |
Charlie Aiken |
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Brian Kerwin |
Steve Heidebrecht |
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Dennis Letts |
Beverly Weston |
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Madeleine Martin |
Jean Fordham |
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Mariann Mayberry |
Karen Weston |
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Amy Morton |
Barbara Fordham |
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Sally Murphy |
Ivy Weston |
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Jeff Perry |
Bill Fordham |
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Rondi Reed |
Mattie Fae Aiken |
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Troy West |
Sheriff Deon Gilbeau |
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Synopsis
A family with problems -- lots of
problems
A disappearance turns into a suicide
that leads to a funeral that begets the fracturing of a family. A
matriarch dependent on prescription drugs. A daughter's marriage
falling apart. A grandchild molested by an aunt's fiance. Another
daughter having an affair with a man who might or might not be her
cousin
Turmoil in Osage County, OK
The Road to Broadway
August: Osage County made its
world premiere at the
Steppenwolf Theatre Company on June 28, 2007. Very fitting, as
playwright Tracy Letts is a member of the company's ensemble. All of
the creative and most of the cast followed the production to
Broadway
In the Movies
The talk is that a film version of
Osage is due sometime in 2011 |
