Example of a Weston Family Tree from the Steppenwolf Theatre Production of August: Osage County
The Weston Family:
Beverly Weston
69 years old. Violet’s husband and father of Barbara, Ivy and Karen. Alcoholic, famous poet and former writing professor at the University of Tulsa. His mysterious disappearance, which turns out to be suicide by drowning, serves as the inciting incident, bringing the family together for the weekend.
Violet Weston
65 years old. Beverly’s wife and mother of Barbara, Ivy and Karen. Addicted to prescription drugs. Cigarette smoker. Undergoing chemotherapy for mouth cancer.
Barbara Fordham
46 years old. Daughter of Beverly and Violet. Wife of Bill and mother of Jean. Lives in Boulder, Colorado. Bill has been having an affair with a student, and him and Barbara are currently separated.
Bill Fordham
49 years old. Husband of Barbara and father of Jean. Physiology professor at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. Bill has been having an affair with a student, and him and Barbara are currently separated.
Jean Fordham
14 years old. Daughter of Barbara and Bill. Smokes marijuana and cigarettes. Loves old films.
Ivy Weston
44 years old. Daughter of Beverly and Violet. Librarian at the University of Tulsa. Unmarried. Having a secret love affair with Little Charles who turns out to be her half-brother.
Karen Weston
40 years old. Daughter of Beverly and Violet. Lives in Miami, Florida. Engaged to Steve Heidebrecht.
Charlie Aiken
60 years old. Husband of Mattie Fay and father of Little Charles.
Mattie Fay Aiken
57 years old. Sister of Violet. Wife of Charlie and mother of Little Charles.
Little Charles Aiken
37 years old. Son of Mattie Fay and Charlie. Unmarried. Having a secret love affair with Ivy who turns out to be his half-sister.
Others:
Johnna Monevata
26 years old. Cheyenne Native American who Beverly hires as a live-in housekeeper before he mysteriously disappears.
Steve Heidebrecht
50 years old. Engaged to Karen. Businessman. Lives in Miami, Florida.
Sheriff Deon Gibeau
47 years old. Friend of the Weston family, who reports the discovery of Beverly’s drowned body to the family. Barbara’s high school boyfriend.
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