August: Osage County to Open at London's National Theatre 11/21

Steppenwolf Theatre Company announced that its Pulitzer and Tony Award®-winning American play August: Osage County by ensemble member Tracy Letts, directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro, will play an eight-week engagement at London's National Theatre (Lyttelton Theatre) November 21, 2008 - January 21, 2009. Casting will be announced shortly.

Nicholas Hytner, Director of the National Theatre said: "The National Theatre is thrilled to renew its association with Steppenwolf, and to host the company that represents for London audiences the American theatre at its most exciting. August: Osage County is a tremendous play; the Steppenwolf production of it lifted me out of my seat. I could not be happier to be presenting it to the British public and to be continuing the relationship between the great theatre cities of London and Chicago."

Martha Lavey, Artistic Director of Steppenwolf Theatre Co. adds: "It's an honor to return to the National Theatre where twenty years ago, we brought our production of The Grapes of Wrath.  Like Grapes, August: Osage County is a large American story animated by the artistry of the Steppenwolf ensemble.  We are thrilled to bring this work to the National, a theater we deeply respect and admire."

August: Osage County tells the explosively funny tale of the Weston clan, triggered by the recent disappearance of the family patriarch.  With rich insight and brilliant humor, Letts' critically-acclaimed play paints a vivid portrait of a Midwestern family at a critical turning point.

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