Friday, May 13, 2011

Production History Steppenwolf Theatre


Steppenwolf Production Poster for August: Osage County

August: Osage County premiered as an original production at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, USA on June 28, 2007. It was written by Steppenwolf Ensemble Member Tracy Letts.


ARTISTS

Playwright, Designers, and Crew

Playwright: *Tracy Letts
Directed by: *Anna D. Shapiro
Scenic Design: Todd Rosenthal
Costume Design: Ana Kuzmanic
Lighting Design: Ann Wrightson
Original Music: David Singer
Sound Design: Richard Woodbury
Stage Manager: Deb Styer
Assistant Stage Manager: Michelle Medvin
Dramaturg: Edward Sobel
Fight Choreography: Chuck Coyl
Casting: Erica Daniels
Dialect Coach: Cecilie O’Reilly

Original Cast

*Ian Barford “Little Charles Aiken”
*Francis Guinan “Charlie Aiken”
* Mariann Mayberry “Karen Weston”
* Amy Morton “Barbara Fordham”
* Sally Murphy “Ivy Weston”
*Jeff Perry “Bill Fordham”
* Rondi Reed “Mattie Fay Aiken”
* Rick Snyder “Steve Heidebrecht”
Deanna Dunagan “Violet Weston”
Kimberly Guerrero “Johnna Monevata”
Fawn Johnstin “Jean Fordham”
Dennis Letts “Beverly Weston”
Troy West “Sheriff Deon Gibeau”

(*) Steppenwolf Ensemble Member


PRODUCTION HISTORY RESOURCES: WEBSITES, ARTICLES, VIDEOS, AND IMAGES

Steppenwolf Websites

Steppenwolf Theatre Official Website

Steppenwolf Theatre Facebook page


Steppenwolf Resources on August: Osage County

Overview of the Production
Profiles of the Artists
Picture Gallery and Video Gallery
Blogs from the Artists
Archived Articles

A Letter from the Artistic Director on August: Osage County

Audio Interview with Director Anna D. Shapiro on Directing August: Osage County

Playwright Tracy Letts on Writing August: Osage County

Image of Steppenwolf’s Production Poster


Articles on August: Osage County at the Steppenwolf Theatre

Father and Son, Tracy Letts Playwright and Dennis Letts “Beverly,” discuss August: Osage County with NPR Listen to the Audio and Read the Transcript

NY Times Review of Steppenwolf’s Production August: Osage County
August 13, 2007

NYT Article on the Steppenwolf Ensemble of August: Osage County
December 15, 2007


Videos of August: Osage County at the Steppenwolf Theatre

Assistant Stage Manager Michelle Medvin Backstage during a Tech Rehearsal for August: Osage County at Steppenwolf Theatre

Steppenwolf Ensemble Member Jeff Perry “Bill” Discusses the Performance Process of August: Osage County

Assistant Stage Manager Michelle Medvin Gives a Tour of the Production Booth at the Steppenwolf Downstairs Theatre before August: Osage County

Steppenwolf Theatre Ensemble Members Jeff Perry, Francis Guinan, Amy Morton and Mariann Mayberry on Moving August: Osage County to Broadway

Steppenwolf Ensemble Member Jeff Perry “Bill” on the Rehearsal Process for August: Osage County

Cast Members of August: Osage County during Previews at Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago

CBS Clips of August: Osage County and Its Move to New York

Video of a Performance of the Prologue of August: Osage County


Production Images

Gallery of Production Images of the Steppenwolf Production on the August: Osage County at the National Theatre London Facebook Page

Image of Steppenwolf’s Production Poster

Production Image of August: Osage County at the Steppenwolf

Image of Roni Reed “Mattie Fae” and Amy Morton “Barbara” in August: Osage County

Production Image of August: Osage County Ensemble at Dinner Table

Image of the Set of August: Osage County

Image of Building the Set of August: Osage County at the Steppenwolf

Production Image of “Violet” at the Dinner Table in August: Osage County

Production Image of August: Osage County

Production Image of the Fordham Family in August: Osage County

Production Image of Roni Reed “Mattie Fae”, “Barbara”, and “Violet” in August: Osage County

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