AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY sy TRACY LETTSWe Sarum = uu ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ‘Anna Shapiro, ‘Martha Lavey, David Hawlanson, Erica Daniels, Sceppenwolf ‘Theatre Company. Jeffrey Richards, ean Doumanian, Steve Teale, Jerry Frankel lan Basfonl, Deanna Danagan, Kimberly Guereo, Francs Gan, avs ohn, Bas Rev, Des Ls Maine fain, Maran Maybery Any Morton, Sal Mhwgige Je ery ond Res, Rick Soder,oy Woes"? MMNPY J [Bd Sobel, Todd Rosenthal, Annie Wrightson, Ana Kuzmanic, Richard Woodbury, David Singer, Deb Sryer, Michelle Media. Branc Rusel, Mike Nusbaum, Sach Ri, Penny Suse, John Ju Je il Kae Comte Laen ans Dood Re ‘Mike Shannon, David Cromer, Henry Wishcamper. it Howard Starks, my late mentor. For the poem ioeel “August: Osage Nicole Wiesn tall my love ‘Shawn and Shari, Dana and Deborah, Billie Lets, Barbara Santee, Dewey Dougless. Your fortitude is a marvel Bill and Virgina Gipson. With love and letting go. AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY premicred in June 2007 at snwolf Theatre Company (Martha Lavey, Artistic Director; David Havwanson, Executive Director) in Chieage, Hlinois. Tewas directed by Anna D. Shapiro; the set design was by Todd Rosenthal, the costume design was by Ana Kuzmanic; the lighting design was by Ana G. Wrightson; the sound design was by Richard Woodbury: the original music was by David Singer the fight choreography was by Chuck Coy: the casting was by Erica Daniel the dramaturg was Edward Sobel: the dialect coach was Cecilie O'Reilly the sage manager vas Deb Siyer; and the assistant stage manager was ‘Michelle Medvin. The east was as follows BEVERLY WESTON Dennis Lees VIOLET WESTON .. Deanna Dunagan BARBARA FORDHAM ‘Amy Morton BILL FORDHAM ceenrnersrenn Jef Peery JEAN FORDHAM awn Johnstin IVY WESTON wesssconones sss Sally Murphy KAREN WESTON MATTIE FAE AIKEN (CHARLIE AIKEN ‘Marian Mayberry Rondi Reed Francis Guinan LITTLE CHARLES AIKEN .ssnsssvson lan Barford JOHNNA MONEVATA Kimberly Guerrero STEVE HEIDEBRECHT ooo onnn Rick Snyder SHERIFF DEON GILBEAU a Troy West The Steppenwolf production of AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY ‘opened on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre on December 4, 2007. Ie was produced by Jeffrey Richards, Jean Douranian, Steve ‘Tease, Jerry Frankel, Ostar Productions, Jennifer Manocherian, ‘The Weinstein Company, Debra Black/Daryl Roth, Ronald & ‘Marc Frankel/Barbara Freitag, and Rick SreinerStcton Bell Group. The ease and artistic team were the same, except the following changes: additional carting wae provided by Stuar Howard, Amy Schecter and Paul Hardt The casting changes were as follows: JEAN FORDHAM... STEVE HEIDEBRECHTOOOO ——— =. mm CHARACTERS ‘THE WESTON FAMILY: BEVERLY WESTON, sixty-nine yeas old VIOLET WESTON, Bevs wife, sinty-five years old BARBARA FORDHAM, Bey and Violets daughter, ory yeas old BILL FORDHAM, her husband, forty-nine years ol JEAN FORDHAM, their daughter, fourteen yeats old IVY WESTON, Bev and Violet's daughter, forty four years old KAREN WESTON, Bev and Violers dau ory yeas ol MATTIE FAY AIKEN, Violet’ sister, fifty-seven years old (CHARLIE AIKEN, Mani Fays husband, sixty year old LITTLE CHARLES AIKEN, theie son, thiy-seven years old OTHERS: JOHNNA MONEVATA, housekeeper, twenty-six yeats old STEVE HEIDEBRECHT, Karen's faned, fifty years old ‘SHERIFF DEON GILBEAU, forty-seven years old PLACE A large country home ouside Pawhuska, Oklahoma, say miles northwest of Tulsa TIME August 2007, ee read epoca pen ie ees skins Tic res coteaecay be ec pearing at A tart: ald ei ec oe ‘Zouple of hours and then go off to bed under the same roof Is e Jove. I am not saying that there is not re a ees ine 1 as pedestals Syne oy cern hey tt seg eh te eng abou ac woe noe rg iniek opti ripe oeting hbo ira dt ed ge ai afm ort arcing oe oe I es: Whe yong been your cer cer Jere something ou of themscves,and they are ong ob thane Peng fourteen you ci, Ty lo dy ca gl i oiey wk gecat big sichondc oar of you's si Steet cc ek piece eri hoa a ercgie i open mskstre onion —Robert Penn Warren, AU the King Men