Winner of the 2008 Tony Award for Best Play and Pulitzer Prize for Drama, August: Osage County comes to Broadway directly from its critically acclaimed sold-out engagement at Chicago's Tony Award-winning Steppenwolf Theatre Company. This thrilling new American play by Pulitzer Prize finalist Tracy Letts (Bug, Killer Joe) has been hailed by the New York Times as "hugely entertaining! A ripsnorter full of blistering, funny dialogue, acid-etched characterizations and scenes of no-holds-barred emotional combat." When their patriarch vanishes, the Weston clan must return to their three-story home in rural Oklahoma to get to the heart of the matter. With rich insight and brilliant humor, Letts paints a vivid portrait of a Midwestern family at a turning point that is "not-to-be-missed" (Chicago Tribune). Anna D. Shapiro (The Pain and the Itch) directs the "dazzling good" (Chicago Sun-Times ensemble in what Variety calls "a deep and highly entertaining work, consistently rich, raw and intense, filled with viciousness and vicious wit."
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Molly Ranson, who has an impressive array of stage credits including her role in Tracy Letts’ Tony-winning play August: Osage County on Broadway, the West End, and in Australia, continues to captivate audiences with her versatile performances. more...
Ian Barford, a Steppenwolf ensemble member, was part of the original company of "August: Osage County" on Broadway and also performed in its production at the National Theatre in London. more...
Deanna Dunagan, who won both Tony and Drama Desk Awards for her role in the Broadway production of August: Osage County, also garnered a Joseph Jefferson Award for her performance in the same play with Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. more...
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Madeleine Martin, who earned a National Youth Theater Award for her role in Broadway's "August: Osage County," has also appeared in "The Pillowman," "A Day in the Death of Joe Egg," and "A Christmas Carol." more...
Amy Morton, a distinguished member of Steppenwolf Theatre Company, earned Tony® and Drama Desk nominations for her powerful performance in the Broadway production of August: Osage County. more...
Rondi Reed, a distinguished member of Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company, won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for her role as Mattie Fae Aiken in the acclaimed production of August: Osage County. more...
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Aaron Serotsky, who has an impressive array of New York credits including the Broadway production of August: Osage County, received rave reviews for his work in the Drama Desk nominated play FINKS Off-Broadway. more...
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Awards and Nominations
2008 Outer Critics Circle Awards
Outstanding Actress in a Play: Deanna Dunagan won.
2008 Tony Awards
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play: Rondi Reed won.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play: Deanna Dunagan won.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play: Amy Morton was nominated but did not win.
2007 Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Actress in a Play: Amy Morton was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Actress in a Play: August was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play: Rondi Reed was nominated but did not win.
Production Team
Ana Kuzmanic Costume Designer
Todd Rosenthal Scenic Designer
Anna D. Shapiro Director
David Singer Composer
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Richard Woodbury Sound Designer
Ann G. Wrightson Lighting Designer
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