Steppenwolf Theatre Company is pleased to announce the complete casting for the London engagement of its Pulitzer and Tony Award®-winning American play August: Osage County by ensemble member Tracy Letts (Tony® Award – Best Play), directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro (Tony® Award – Best Director), playing an eight-week engagement at The National Theatre (Lyttelton Theatre) November 21, 2008 – January 21, 2009.
The London cast includes: Steppenwolf ensemble members
Ian Barford as Little Charles,
Gary Cole as Steve Heidebrecht,
Mariann Mayberry as Karen Weston,
Amy Morton as
Barbara Fordham,
Sally Murphy as
Ivy Weston,
Jeff Perry as Bill Fordham and
Rondi Reed as Mattie Fay Aiken, with
Deanna Dunagan as Violet Weston,
Kimberly Guerrero as Johnna Longwell,
Michael McGuire as
Beverly Weston,
Paul Vincent O'Connor as Charlie Aiken,
Molly Ranson as
Jean Fordham and
Troy West as Sheriff Deon Gilbeau.
Ian Barford,
Deanna Dunagan (Tony® Award – Best Actress),
Kimberly Guerrero,
Mariann Mayberry,
Amy Morton (Tony® Nomination – Best Actress),
Sally Murphy,
Jeff Perry,
Rondi Reed (Tony Award® – Best Featured Actress) and
Troy West all appeared in the original Chicago and Broadway casts of August: Osage County.
Michael McGuire and
Molly Ranson appeared in the Broadway cast of August: Osage County.
The National Theatre production features the original Chicago and Broadway design team:Â
Todd Rosenthal (sets, Tony® Award – Best Scenic Design),
Ana Kuzmanic (costumes),
Ann G. Wrightson (lights, Tony® Nomination – Best Lighting Design),
Richard Woodbury (sound),
David Singer (original music) and
Chuck Coyl (fight choreography).
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.
For ticket information and performance times, visit
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk.
