Tracy Letts http://tracyletts.com Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:24:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 August: Osage County http://tracyletts.com/plays/august-osage-county/ http://tracyletts.com/plays/august-osage-county/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:35:28 +0000 admin http://tracyletts.com/?p=25 August: Osage County
by Tracy Letts

August: Osage County centers on a reunion of the Weston family. The three-act play deals with such issues as drug abuse, alcoholism, suicide, death, family dysfunction, sexual harassment, pedophilia, aging, generational change, racism, incest, infidelity, and ultimately love.

World Premiere:
June 28, 2007 at
Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago, IL

Broadway Debut:
August: Osage County had its Broadway debut on December 4, 2007 at The Imperial Theatre.  The production then transferred to the Music Box Theatre on April 29, 2008. The Broadway production had 648 total performances, with 18 previews. It closed on Broadway on June 28, 2009

Awards

  • 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
  • 2008 Tony Award for Best Play
  • 2008 Drama Desk Award for Best New Play
  • 2008 Drama League Award for Distinguished Production of a Play
  • 2008 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play
  • 2008 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Broadway Play

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by Tracy Letts

Coming Soon to Broadway:

Music Box Theatre
239 West 45th Street
New York, NY

Previews Begin: September 16, 2009
Official Opening: October 1, 2009

Arthur Przybyszewski owns a decrepit donut shop in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago. Franco Wicks, a black teenager who is his only employee, wants to change the shop for the better. This provocative comedy, set in the heart of one of Chicago’s most diverse communities, explores the challenges of embracing the past and the redemptive power of friendship.

Reviews
So, How Would You Like Your Culture Clash? Joke-Filled or Sugar-Glazed?
New York Times
June 30, 2009

Chicago Cast and Crew:
(Produced by Steppenwolf Theatre Company)
The Chicago cast will remain intact for the New York run

DIRECTOR
Tina Landau

CAST
Jane Alderman
Kate Buddeke
Cliff Chamberlain
Michael Garvey
Jon Michael Hill
Robert Maffia
Michael McKean
James Vincent Meredith
Yasen Peyankov

LIGHTING
Christopher Akerlind

SCENIC DESIGN
Loy Arcenas
Michael Bodeen
Rob Milburn

COSTUME DESIGN
Ana Kuzmanic

FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER
Chuck Coyl

STAGE MANAGER
Laura D. Glenn

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