Jean Visual Conception

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http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/nejournal/oct2010/0/5/divorce-836654706.jpg

http://www.about-alcohol-abuse.com/teenage-female-pondering-alcoholic-behavior-of-boyfriend.jpg

http://www.forever-recovery.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/heeeelp.png

http://g.psychcentral.com/news/u/2009/12/cannabis.jpg

http://www.pleasingnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/cigarette.jpg

Divorce / Separation Visual Conception

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http://www.zaggy.mobi/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/heart_broken.jpg

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http://www.insightempire.com/Divorcelawyerconsultation/divorce%20lawyer.gif

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Distress / Pain Visual Conception

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http://images.mirror.co.uk/upl/m4/mar2009/8/0/domestic-violence-pic-sm-743966167.jpg

http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/imageBank/cache/r/Roxanne_Pallett_domestic_violence.jpg_e_be4a040f41dfb65a155b3b24351d007c.jpg

http://tonightatthemovies.com/indexhold/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/2_t.jpg

http://www.pensionfinder.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/divorce.jpg

http://providencenucca.com/images/migraine.jpg

http://www.therockologist.com/images/heartache1.jpg

http://writeforyourlife.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/distress.jpg

Violet Visual Conception

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http://www.lewispsy.org.uk/images/user_images/angerbandw.jpg

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https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1Ws7ww3EYIye3_3Y7xqaFS6ycDMDX-qa3m-tlqE2RXQTEtkrIB_1y1M_xMuNcrABzLzb22SEKS2AI0orQQVKFhcP0GKyKd2WTujTgQ4LkjtbSI5enfaa_aHjTLtY80eFXoAhaUfv35sH/s1600/pillman.jpg

http://www.cigarettesflavours.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Tobacco-Cessation.jpg

http://images.ddccdn.com/images/pills/mmx/t104561f/darvocet-n-100.jpg

http://www.amiright.com/album-cover-themes/images/album-Eric-Clapton-Slowhand.jpg

http://www.mxboot.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/muddy-boots.jpg

Beverly Visual Conception

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http://www.healingwithnutrition.com/graphic/manwithcane.jpg

http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/edit/img/images/blog/1406/alzheimers.jpg

http://www.thementalhealthblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/alcohol-abuse-circadian-rhythms.jpg

http://www.about-alcohol.com/images/person-breaking-pencil-from-stress-of-alcoholism.jpg

Domestic Violence Visual Conception

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http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40432000/jpg/_40432583_domestic_violence203.jpg

http://www.duhaime.org/Portals/duhaime/images/family-violence.jpg

http://www.lewispsy.org.uk/images/user_images/angerbandw.jpg

http://www.divorce-birmingham.co.uk/images/divorce-birmingham.jpg

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Admin/BkFill/Default_image_group/2010/9/4/1283592102191/DOMESTIC-VIOLENCE-BY-WOME-006.jpg

Isolation/ Loneliness/ Estrangement Visual Conception

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http://www.neilsampson.com/wp-content/imagegallery/cache/1236__x_100611-isolation.jpg

http://asifrahman.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/social_isolation-300x300.jpg

http://nofatclips.com/02009/08/10/solitude/the-mummy-solitude.jpg

http://img3.visualizeus.com/thumbs/18/42/lonely,lonliness,girl,stairs-1842fbc36e093c1c648435531d780185_h.jpg

http://rastavibes.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/lonliness.jpg

http://rahulnsingh.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/lonliness.jpeg

Infidelity Visual Conception

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http://blogs.sundaymercury.net/weirdscience/infidelity23-300x214.jpg

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkOjubHqL_uPXSrCgspUXuGaYCi0sn-QXd_9fGJGvsk2PA_4kHCbqpQMJZYWw-zxyaZkQrtNj8eQlR7d7WtCiL5ea2QqO_vjIr1_0kWwdq5dGeouWLRyyw1JExYe7uLZgCpyG3jHR30Ddp/s400/infidelity1.jpg

http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/sex-doctor/css/infidelity1.jpg

http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00065/Pg-11-infidelity-Rex_65731t.jpg

http://isiria.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/infidelity.jpg

http://www.dating-relationship-advice-for-women.com/image-files/infidelity.jpg

http://www.hecheatedonme.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Surviving-Infidelity-Small-300x252.jpg

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_BGecbtjt8SeMDjV1gv1vlUwbk4YGoJu2B-INgES8wsqkIMIjdVI8wdPxCh1ONR2DUhCabU5sQhl0uN-wwFYahU9ZMYNBBGO2sFLYT4WONH7ttSMlpaxgPSGW1Olm6H4tWPV_sLIUfKTT/s1600/infidelity_edited.12861958_std.jpg

Literature/ Academia/ Piles of Books in House Visual Conception

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http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5iehiba1i1qavpugo1_500.jpg

http://enotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/books.jpg

http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/pile-of-books.jpg

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXzUAYjGUFQ5UGgLJ8s4Hc-VeK9gZ1jgdAPrehBleYXFRGJMtHPlx-OuaIEq0DNMMnXjnF0kIrEn4n2RBKZ0l6fj4VDpA8Z1OTLnDN22Nw5jSvWdleF3JyWCdWwwCVpY-7Tl1on_JHCVO/s1600/3287986172_f7f153f5be_m.jpg

http://romanceaddict91.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/stack-of-books2.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2639/4232182696_e003ef1b51.jpg

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/139/d/6/Piles_Of_Books_by_Megglles.jpg

http://sociable.co/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/bookshelf-old.jpg

http://samuelrich.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/bookshelf.jpg?w=300&h=199

“Hollow Men” by T.S. Eliot Visual Conception

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https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNcQP0km0mw7mSlX5cbsaCYV3Zu3GkdoZs8XPMq7XksL6SQyl0BjMY8TqLTBmNHaizuxxT5ZuKoWOUyPurjQyznhS8rEjtx086PGVP5ll-iOf3WiTuO4I769jmU5v1AM3NJvY9SKpXd4_/s400/BehindScarecrow2-m.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/5/5464982_b33c92dd90.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/46/113063754_79c3c115c0.jpg

http://media.twango.com/m1/original/0104/6e3a4d7b579c4b01895cc92e4125a442.jpg

http://www.mis.med.akita-u.ac.jp/~wood/other_images/Three_Faces_With_Venus.jpg

http://www.clusterflock.org/The%20Hollow%20Men%205.jpg

Weston House Interior Visual Conception

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http://www.amish-made-furniture.com/images/5_TrestleMis_Table.jpg

http://remodelista.com/img/sub/475_la%20brocanterie%20on%20etsy%20phone.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1173/1225274637_85fac883b1.jpg

http://www.clivejames.com/files/images/TS_Eliot_doc.jpg

http://www.audioh.com/projects/ARS%20presentation%20file/Ars%20Images/record%20player%20for%20the%20blind.jpg

http://www.ukhps.co.uk/images/duct_tape_black.jpg

http://smokersstop.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/cigarette-butts.jpg

Weston House Visual Conception

Image Sources:

http://www.pillowsandpancakes.com/uploads/106580_DmrvaPYgsFekN5l1.jpg

http://www.percygrainger.org/houspic2.jpg

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkq0Xqs2D_DBUjDx0AzJCV0pERLhDoe59VNE0otk9Ml0_dbS0bt4U3q7yqAFPJEjPDm6298tG9yls2gA1vLcSnXHs9aSLFyPnuVzkFZX_PMxv4Lo66i3CBqMTcVRGBmJOetj55RuoTbSNs/s640/abandoned+house.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_8Z3s3ZJmwDk/So1JiRB6tiI/AAAAAAAAj5I/g1G2xGR0ELw/DSC04824.JPG

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrT0yrXuMn-fLGpioTDGsrUT6Xs00z2_1yavRriHTtHMXNuShT2iYYmG_e0IPalK4SeFakpR7cF0oU2_1y1OvH_N55rb85kqOqKD08YPFesjgo4YngNjg9SFOW67Qr4z3jDALeSe8GI4lk/s1600/large_ae+rosenthal+2.jpg

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41qnwlKeZcL._SL160_.jpg

"Just got the Plains." Osage County, Oklahoma Plains Visual Conception

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http://www.dcenvironmentalfilmfest.org/images/uploads/0/media.2310.jpg

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http://02a04a4.netsolhost.com/Artists/Patrick,%20Claudia/Tallgrass%20Prairie%20Full%20Worm%20Moon%20P.jpg

http://www.terragalleria.com/images/np-rockies/thro20718.jpeg

http://v13.lscache4.c.bigcache.googleapis.com/static.panoramio.com/photos/original/7354252.jpg

Film Adaptation

http://weblogs.variety.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/11/04/johnwells.jpg

Images of Director John Wells

http://www.trailershut.com/movie-posters/August-Osage-County-Movie-Poster.jpg

Images of Actresses Streep and Roberts

A film adaptation of August: Osage County is in development and set for release in 2013. The Weinstein Company has bought the film and distribution rights for the script. Tracy Letts, playwright of August: Osage County, has adapted the script into a screenplay. John Wells is set to direct the film. Meryl Streep has been cast in the role of Violet Weston. Julia Roberts has been cast in the role of Barbara Fordham.

Articles on the Film Adaptation of August: Osage County

http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/10/01/meryl-streep-julia-roberts-august-osage-county/

EW.com Announce Streep and Roberts Cast in August: Osage County Film Adaptation

October 1, 2010

http://filmexperience.blogspot.com/2010/09/streep-and-roberts-for-august-osage.html

FilmExperience Blog Opinion on Streep and Roberts Casting in the Film Adaptation of August: Osage County

September 30, 2010

http://movies.broadwayworld.com/article/Tracy_Letts_on_Film_Adaptation_of_AUGUST_OSAGE_COUNTY_Id_Have_The_Original_Cast_Do_It_20100225

Movies.BroadwayWorld.com Tracy Letts on August: Osage County Film Adaptation

February 25, 2010

http://blogs.courant.com/curtain/2009/11/tracy-letts-updates-film-statu.html

Tracy Letts Updates Film Status of August: Osage County

November 14, 2009

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/nov/11/theatre-tracy-letts-august-osage-county-weinstein-company-broadway

Gardian.co.uk Announce Weinsteins Pick Up Rights for Film Adaptation

of August: Osage County

November 11, 2008

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/11/weinsteins-pick-up-osage-county-and-rushdie-novel-heads-to-screen/

NYT Announce August: Osage County Film Adaptation

November 11, 2008

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/123211-Weinstein-Co-Acquires-Worldwide-August-Osage-County-Film-Rights

Playbill.com Announce Weinsteins Pick Up Rights for Film Adaptation

of August: Osage County

November 11, 2008

IMDB Links for the Creative Team of the Film Adaptation of August: Osage County

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1322269/

IMDB of Film August: Osage County

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0504832/

IMDB of Tracy Letts Screenwriter and Playwright of August: Osage County

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0920274/

IMDB of John Wells Director of the Film Adaptation of August: Osage County

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000658/

IMDB of Meryl Streep “Violet” in the Film Adaptation of August: Osage County

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000210/

IMDB of Julia Roberts “Barbara” in the Film Adaptation of August: Osage County

Audience Talk-Back Questions

Image: http://www.star-network.org.uk/images/uploads/news/audience_1_web_thumb.JPG

 1. What images or moments from the show have stayed with you or stood out to you?

2. Could you relate to the Weston family?

3. Why with such dark subject matter was the play funny? What made you laugh?

4. Did anything in the play make you uncomfortable?

5. Was there anything in the play you did not understand or did not agree with?

6. What does Bill mean when he says that he’s “got the Plains.”?

7. Is it wrong for children to move away from their parents, especially away from elderly parents with mental and physical illnesses?

8. Do you think Violet wanted or allowed her husband Beverly to commit suicide?

9. What do you think will happen to Violet and Johnna?

10. Do you think the Weston family will ever come together again?

Production Program Contents

Advisory

Be advised that this production contains cigarette smoke, strong language, drug use, violence, alcohol, and pedophilia.

Family Tree

http://twitpic.com/z8skt

Example of a Weston Family Tree from the Steppenwolf Theatre Production of August: Osage County

Poem “August: Osage County”

https://www.osfashland.org/_dwn/plays/2011_August_Poem.pdf

The Poem “August: Osage County” from the Book Family Album by Howard Stark where the Play’s Name Derives

Brief Summary and Note from the Dramaturg

It is a furnace-hot August in 2007 in the small, mid-western town of Pawhuska, Oklahoma, USA, sixty miles northwest of Tulsa. Beverly Weston, alcoholic and former poet, has mysteriously disappeared after hiring a Cheyenne Native American as a live-in housekeeper for his pill-popping, chain-smoking wife Violet. With the disappearance of the patriarch, three generations of the dysfunctional Weston family gather together in the large country home on the baking mid-western plains for the first time in years where ensues drug abuse, alcohol abuse, verbal abuse, domestic abuse, addiction, wit, cancer, mental illness, academia, literature, infidelity, incest, suicide, secrets, resentment, and estrangement.

But throughout and above the chaos, August: Osage County is a play about family. It is a play about a group of people who, despite fierce vices and deep-rooted differences, are tightly bound by blood, vows, and a long, damaged history. And now, together for the first time in years, this family must deal with each other and with the decades of baggage each brings as 13 people meet face-to-face in the pressure cooker of a single house on the broiling American Plains.

Everyone has a family, no matter what form it takes, and every family carries its own history and its own baggage. Because of this universal connection, I leave audiences to spend the next few hours with the Westons to reel, to laugh, to empathize, and to see glimpses of their own family in the Westons; because sometimes we all need a good story, a good laugh, and a good reminder that we are not the only ones who are messed up.

List of Company: Names and Roles

Maury County Resources

Hope House - Maury County's Center Against Domestic Violence. Hope house offers immediate help for women in crisis. They also have a 24/7/365 hotline. They offer temporary emergency shelter, referral information and support groups. Their primary purpose is to encourage victims to become independent and self-supporting individuals. Call 931-381-8580.

http://www.maury-county.com/outreach.htm

Maury County Mental Health Center           

1222 Medical Center Dr. Columbia, TN 38401

(931) 490-1500

Maury County Health Department

100 Blythwood Dr. Columbia, TN

(931) 388-5757

Family Planning (931) 388-4311

TennCare Eligibility Determination (931) 540-0055

Drug AA Abuse 24 hr. Action Hotline (931) 540-8020

Columbia Area Mental Health Center

1222 Medical Center Dr. Columbia, TN 38401

(931) 381-1396

http://therapists.psychologytoday.com/rms/prof_results.php?county=Maury&state=TN&s2=3

A Listing of Family Therapists in Maury County

National Help Hotlines

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Hotline (800) 237-6237

Crisis Counseling Hotline (800) 444-9999

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (800) 729-6686

National Council for Child Abuse and Family Violence (800) 222-2000

National Institute on Drug Abuse Referral Line (800) 662-HELP

Suicide Prevention Hotline (800) 827-7571

Production History Human Race Theatre Company and Wright State University

August: Osage County opened in one of its first regional productions at the Wright State University’s Festival Playhouse in Dayton, Ohio, USA on September 23, 2010 where it ran until October, 10 2010. The production was the first collaboration between the Human Race Theatre Company and Wright State University.

ARTISTS

Designers and Crew

Co-Directed by: Marsha Hanna

Co-Directed by: Scott Stoney

Scenic Design: Pam Knauert Lavarnway

Costume Design: David M. Covach

Lighting Design: John Rensel

Sound Design: James Dunlap

Properties: John Lavernway and Heather Pawell

Production Stage Manager: Wendy J. Dorn

Cast

Ian Barford “Little Charles Aiken”

Jason David Collins “Charlie Aiken”

Alex Sunderhaus “Karen Weston”

Kristie Berger “Barbara Fordham”

Kelsey Hopkins “Ivy Weston”

Bill Simmons “Bill Fordham”

Madeline Casto “Mattie Fay Aiken”

Brian Evans “Steve Heidebrecht”

Susanne Marley “Violet Weston”

Rainbow Dickerson “Johnna Monevata”

Chelsey Cavender “Jean Fordham”

Scott Stoney “Beverly Weston”

Daniel C. Britt “Sheriff Deon Gibeau”

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

Website on Human Race Theatre Company and Wright State University’s Collaborated Production of August: Osage County

http://www.humanracetheatre.org/1011aoc.shtml           

Human Race Theatre Webpage on Their Collaborated Production with Wright State University of August: Osage County

Articles on Human Race Theatre Company and Wright State University’s Collaborated Production of August: Osage County

http://www.humanracetheatre.org/press/pr071510.htm

Press Release for Human Race Theatre Company Announcing Cast for August: Osage County

No Date

http://www.humanracetheatre.org/press/pr090910.htm

Press Release for Human Race Theatre Company Announcing Human Race Theatre Company and Wright State University’s Historic Collaboration to Produce August: Osage County

No Date

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/135938-Human-Race-and-Wright-State-to-Stage-August-Osage-County

Playbill.com Announcement of Human Race Theatre Company and Wright State University’s Collaborated Production of August: Osage County

January 13, 2010

http://dayton.broadwayworld.com/article/Human_Race_and_Wright_State_Present_AUGUST_OSAGE_COUNTY_20100909

Dayton. BroadwayWorld.com Write-Up on Human Race Theatre Company and Wright State University’s Collaborated Production of August: Osage County

September 9, 2010

http://cleveland.broadwayworld.com/article/Human_Race_and_Wright_State_Theatres_Unite_to_Open_Next_Season_20100112

Cleveland. BroadwayWorld.com Write-Up on Human Race Theatre Company and Wright State University’s Collaborated Production of August: Osage County

September 12, 2010

http://dayton.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Flash_Human_RaceWright_State_Presents_August_Osage_County_20100913

Dates for Human Race Theatre Company and Wright State University’s Collaborated Production of August: Osage County

September 13, 2010

http://www.daytondailynews.com/entertainment/dayton-events-things-to-do/talented-area-theater-leaders-offer-combined-effort-969109.html?cxtype=rss_local-news

Dayton Daily News Write-Up on Human Race Theatre Company and Wright State University’s Collaborated Production of August: Osage County

October 7, 2010

Images of Human Race Theatre Company and Wright State University’s Collaborated Production of August: Osage County

http://www.abouttheartists.com/productions/41447

Production Photo Gallery of Human Race Theatre Company and Wright State University’s Collaborated Production of August: Osage County

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/39/AUGUST_OSAGE_COUNTY_SEPT_2010_SMALL.jpg

Production Image of Human Race Theatre Company and Wright State University’s August: Osage County

http://www.humanracetheatre.org/images/august1.jpg (Small)

http://images.broadwayworld.com/upload4/166053/tn-500_august1.jpg (Large)

Rehearsal Image of Human Race Theatre Company and Wright State University’s August: Osage County

http://www.humanracetheatre.org/images/august2.jpg (Small)

http://images.broadwayworld.com/upload4/166053/tn-500_august2.jpg (Large)

Rehearsal Image of Human Race Theatre Company and Wright State University’s August: Osage County

Videos of Human Race Theatre Company and Wright State University’s Collaborated Production of August: Osage County

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBguOUCN5Kw

Video of Talk-Back and Clips of Human Race Theatre Company and Wright State University’s Collaborated Production of August: Osage County

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OjhU-s9LjA&feature=related           

Promotional Video for Human Race Theatre Company and Wright State University’s Collaborated Production of August: Osage County

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2yGs7eX82o&feature=related

Promotional Video for Human Race Theatre Company and Wright State University’s Collaborated Production of August: Osage County

Production History Broadway

Only a few months after premiering at the Steppenwolf theatre in Chicago, Illinois, USA, August: Osage County transferred to Broadway with 11 of its original 13 cast members. The show previewed on Broadway on October 30, 2007, running for 18 previews. The show officially opened on Broadway’s Imperial Theatre on December 4, 2007 where it ran until April 20, 2009. The show then transferred to the Music Box Theatre on April 29, 2008 where it ran until June 28, 2009. August: Osage County ran for a total of 648 performances on Broadway.

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

Additional Casting: Stuart Howard, Amy Schecter, and Paul Hardt

Producers

Jeffery Richards

Jean Doumanian

Steve Taxler

Jerry Frankel

Ostar Productions

Jennifer Manocherian

The Weinstein Company

Debra Black

Daryl Roth

Ronald Fankel

Marc Frankel

Barbara Freitag and Phil Mickelson

Rick Steiner

Staton Bell Group

Original Broadway 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”

**Brian Kerwin “Steve Heidebrecht”

Deanna Dunagan “Violet Weston”

Kimberly Guerrero “Johnna Monevata”

**Madeline Martin “Jean Fordham”

Dennis Letts “Beverly Weston”

Troy West “Sheriff Deon Gibeau”

(*) Steppenwolf Ensemble Member

(**) Not in the Original Chicago Cast

PRODUCTION HISTORY RESOURCES: Websites, Articles, Videos, AND Images

Website for August: Osage County on Broadway

http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=467754

Internet Broadway Database Profile on August: Osage County

http://www.broadwaysbestshows.com/show/August-Osage-County

Profile and Overview of August: Osage County on Broadway

Articles for August: Osage County on Broadway

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117935575?refcatid=33

Variety Review of August: Osage County on Broadway

December 4, 2007

http://theater.nytimes.com/2007/12/05/theater/reviews/05august.html

NYT Analysis of August: Osage County on Broadway

December 5, 2007

http://theater.nytimes.com/2007/12/05/theater/reviews/05august.html?scp=1&sq=August%20Osage%20County&st=cse

NYT Review of August: Osage County on Broadway

December 5, 2007

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/30/theater/30ishe.html?scp=19&sq=August%20Osage%20County&st=cse

NYT on the Ensemble of August: Osage County on Broadway

December 30, 2007

http://readingroom.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/august-osage-county/page/2/?scp=14&sq=August+Osage+County&st=cse

NYT Reading Room Review of August: Osage County on Broadway

February 18, 2008

http://readingroom.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/august-osage-county/?scp=4&sq=August%20Osage%20County&st=cse

NYT Reading Room Comments of August: Osage County on Broadway

March 4, 2008

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/01/theater/theaterspecial/01ishe.html?ref=tracyletts

NYT on the Popularity of August: Osage County on Broadway

June 1, 2008

http://www.chicagoreader.com/TheBlog/archives/2009/06/19/august-closing-at-end-of-june

ChicagoReader.com Announce August: Osage County Broadway Production Closing in June 2009

June 19, 2008

 http://www.semissourian.com/story/1444368.html

Overview and Review of August: Osage County on Broadway from a Personal Friend of Tracy Letts

July 13, 2008

http://theater.nytimes.com/2008/07/16/theater/reviews/16osag.html?scp=3&sq=August%20Osage%20County&st=cse

NYT Announce First Cast Change of August: Osage County on Broadway

July 16, 2008

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9903EFD9123FF935A25754C0A96E9C8B63&scp=18&sq=August%20Osage%20County&st=cse

NYT Analysis of “Violet” in August: Osage County on Broadway

July 16, 2008

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE1D91F39F934A15754C0A96E9C8B63&ref=tracyletts

NYT Letter to the Editor on August: Osage County on Broadway (Negative Review)

July 27, 2008

http://www.curtainup.com/augustosageny.html

CurtainUp Review of August: Osage County on Broadway

2008

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/04/how-many-months-left-for-broadways-august/

NYT Question How Many More Months Left on Broadway for August: Osage County

February 4, 2009

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/29/amy-morton-is-yelling-again-in-august-osage-county/?scp=8&sq=August%20Osage%20County&st=cse

NYT Interview with Amy Morton “Barbra”

May 29, 2009

http://community.nytimes.com/rate-review/theater.nytimes.com/show/20392/August-Osage-County/overview?scp=16&sq=August%20Osage%20County&st=cse

NYT Community Reviews of August: Osage County on Broadway

Tony Nomination Video Clips

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4JzUsLC38Q&feature=relmfu

Video Montage of Best New Play August: Osage County

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF2g--VppCU&feature=relmfu

Video Montage of Best Leading Actress Winner Deanna Dunagan “Violet” in August: Osage County

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t24YZrdMWzY&feature=relmfu

Video Montage of Best Leading Actress Nominee Amy Morton “Barbara” in August: Osage County

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZTWBXwLSFw

Video Montage of Best Featured Actress Winner Ronnie Reed “Mattie Fay” in August: Osage County

Videos for August: Osage County on Broadway

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nujRqOzd0SI

Promotional Video for August: Osage County on Broadway

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxgpzXeynC4&feature=related

Video of the Prologue of August: Osage County

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOU9B93WMYs

Video of a Meet and Greet with the Company of August: Osage County

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjHpOzL6Wqk

Video Advertisement for August: Osage County on Broadway

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLhs4Tczq7A&feature=related

Two on the Aisle Video Review of August: Osage County on Broadway

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9853g_august-osage-county_shortfilms

PlayhouseSquare Video Analysis and Clips of August: Osage County on Broadway

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtRUoZPC8KA

Broadway.com Spotlight Video on August: Osage County on Broadway

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBq7fB99TH8&NR=1

Video of Second Broadway Cast of August: Osage County Curtain Call at 1:43

Family Tree Videos for August: Osage County on Broadway

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIIQvMBjPEc&NR=1

Promotional Video for August: Osage County on Broadway

Video Family Tree: Barbara

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVWcoQamz80&feature=related

Promotional Video for August: Osage County on Broadway

Family Tree: Beverly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3U9Zt2IQwsc&feature=relmfu

Promotional Video for August: Osage County on Broadway

Family Tree: Jean

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCOV9WRW7JI&feature=relmfu

Promotional Video for August: Osage County on Broadway

Family Tree: Violet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0INP51l6fNk&feature=relmfu

Promotional Video for August: Osage County on Broadway

Family Tree: Little Charles

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzeAMaivXMU&feature=relmfu

Promotional Video for August: Osage County on Broadway

Family Tree: Bill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UirSOQbRcw&feature=relmfu

Promotional Video for August: Osage County on Broadway

Family Tree: Johnna

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UfFysfPQfE&feature=relmfu

Promotional Video for August: Osage County on Broadway

Family Tree: Mattie Fae

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl0dLtXAHN8&feature=related

Promotional Video for August: Osage County on Broadway

Family Tree: Steve

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdjnIOO2Pmg&feature=relmfu

Promotional Video for August: Osage County on Broadway

Family Tree: Charlie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WUxCiFcgL4&feature=relmfu

Promotional Video for August: Osage County on Broadway

Family Tree: Karen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HG-k_zefa9o&feature=relmfu

Promotional Video for August: Osage County on Broadway

Family Tree: Sheriff

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssB5_UyIdcU&feature=relmfu

Promotional Video for August: Osage County on Broadway

Family Tree: Ivy

Images of August: Osage County on Broadway

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Image of the Exterior of the Imperial Theatre Playing August: Osage County

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Production Image of Rondi Reed “Mattie Fay” and Amy Morton “Barbara” in August: Osage County on Broadway

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Production Image of the August: Osage County Cast during the Dinner Table Scene

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Production Image of a Scene from August: Osage County on Broadway

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2007/12/05/theater/20071205_AUGUST_SLIDESHOW_index.html

NYT Picture Slide Show of August: Osage County on Broadway

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/03/05/books/osage-cast-2-533.jpg

Image of the August: Osage County Original Broadway Cast

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/02/16/books/osage-country-533.jpg

Production Image of August: Osage County on Broadway

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Image of Karen, Steve, and Jean in August: Osage County on Broadway

http://images.broadwayworld.com/upload/30828/august.jpg

Image of the Broadway Ensemble of August: Osage County Taking a Bow

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

http://www.steppenwolf.org/

Steppenwolf Theatre Official Website

http://www.facebook.com/SteppenwolfTheatre

Steppenwolf Theatre Facebook page

Steppenwolf Resources on August: Osage County

http://www.steppenwolf.org/ensemble/history/productions/index.aspx?id=375

Overview of the Production

Profiles of the Artists

Picture Gallery and Video Gallery

Blogs from the Artists

Archived Articles

http://www.steppenwolf.org/backstage/article.aspx?id=158

A Letter from the Artistic Director on August: Osage County

http://www.steppenwolf.org/marketing/audio/Augustaudio.mp3

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

http://www.steppenwolf.org/backstage/article.aspx?id=160

Playwright Tracy Letts on Writing August: Osage County

http://oasiscollections.com/homepage/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/august_01a.jpg

Image of Steppenwolf’s Production Poster

Articles on August: Osage County at the Steppenwolf Theatre

http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=17680929

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

http://theater.nytimes.com/2007/08/13/theater/reviews/13augu.html?pagewanted=1&adxnnlx=1196611279-9NbvAzlGyMDPGgiA1B7%20tw

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

August 13, 2007

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/15/theater/15step.html?ref=tracyletts

NYT Article on the Steppenwolf Ensemble of August: Osage County

December 15, 2007

Videos of August: Osage County at the Steppenwolf Theatre

http://www.youtube.com/user/steppenwolftheatre#p/u/6/-PYOUB7W7HQ

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

http://www.youtube.com/user/steppenwolftheatre#p/u/7/sOjrLCwEY98

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

http://www.youtube.com/user/steppenwolftheatre#p/u/136/yxubgbSkRq0

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

http://www.youtube.com/user/steppenwolftheatre#p/u/131/Uz-GmvYwZC4

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

http://www.youtube.com/user/steppenwolftheatre#p/u/130/kQ39jeSkWRE

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

http://www.youtube.com/user/steppenwolftheatre#p/u/129/KdNJUk31NLY

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNqc1ejCV1s&feature=related

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxgpzXeynC4&feature=related

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

Production Images

http://www.facebook.com/pages/AUGUST-OSAGE-COUNTY-at-the-National-Theatre-London/52334163688

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

http://oasiscollections.com/homepage/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/august_01a.jpg

Image of Steppenwolf’s Production Poster

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Production Image of August: Osage County at the Steppenwolf

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

http://www.playbill.com/images/photo/a/u/augustosage8_1207531465.jpg

Production Image of August: Osage County Ensemble at Dinner Table

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Image of the Set of August: Osage County

http://www.steppenwolf.org/marketing/images/august-set.jpg

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

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

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Production Image of August: Osage County

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Production Image of the Fordham Family in August: Osage County

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

Further Reading

Nostalgia, Irony, and the Re-Emergence of the Reified American Indian Other in August: Osage County

Read the Full Chapter Online from Google Books.

http://books.google.com/books?id=6cel_JLv57YC&pg=PA135&dq=august+osage+county&hl=en&ei=Rp3KTZyBNI_A8QOhuc3PBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CEAQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=august%20osage%20county&f=false

Mohler, Cortney Elkin. (2011) Nostalgia, Irony, and the Re-Emergence of the Reified American Indian Other in August: Osage County. In: K. Gounaridou, ed. The Comparative Drama Conference Series, 7: Text and Presentaion 2010. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., pp. 130-142.

Thorson, Gregory Stuart. (2008) The New Grotesque: The Theatre of Martin McDonagh and Tracy Letts. Boulder: University of Colorado at Boulder.

http://books.google.com/books?id=7vCFJ2uqON8C&dq=Tracy+letts&hl=en&ei=LKrKTeGXO8_F8QO1lf3XBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAjgK

Act III In-Text Resources

SPADES CARD GAME PG. 99

http://www.pagat.com/boston/spades.html

Explanation on How to Play Spades (Card Game)

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE PG. 100

http://www.mcandl.com/oklahoma.html

Summary of Oklahoma Medical Malpractice Law

           

http://www.oklahomamedicalmalpractice.com/

OklahomaMedicalMalpractice.com

http://www.expertlaw.com/library/malpractice_by_state/Oklahoma.html

Overview of Oklahoma Medical Malpractice Law

AMA PG. 100

http://www.ama-assn.org/

American Medical Association Official Website Homepage

BETTE DAVIS PG. 100

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000012/

IMDB of Bette Davis

http://www.nndb.com/people/457/000026379/

Bette Davis Profile

IRON AGE PG. 100

http://www.britainexpress.com/History/Celtic_Britain.htm

Iron Age Overview

http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/T/timeteam/ironage.html

Iron Age Overview

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/british_prehistory/overview_british_prehistory_ironage_01.shtml

Growth and Development of the Iron Age

ALZHEIMER’S PG. 125

http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/documents.php?categoryID=200120

Alzheimers.org

NOWATA PG. 125

http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=15991

Profile of Nowata, Oklahoma

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Image of the Location of Nowata, Oklahoma on a map of the USA

http://www.dailyyonder.com/files/imagecache/story_default/imagefield/oklahomaw%20nowata520.jpg

Image of the Location of Nowata on a map of Oklahoma

NYMPHOMANIAC PG. 126

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/nymphomania

Dictionary.com Definition of Nymphomaniac

JEAN SEBERG PG. 126

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0781029/

IMDB of Jean Seberg

http://www.nndb.com/people/482/000108158/

Jean Seberg Profile

http://alisonkerr.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/pixie-jean-seberg-3.jpg

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Images of Jean Seberg

CARSON MCCULLERS PG. 130

http://www.carson-mccullers.com/           

Carson McCullers Overview

http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-557

Biography and Recommended Reading for Carson McCullers

http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/carsonmc.htm

Biography of Carson McCullers