| August: Osage County is an original darkly comedic play by Tracy Letts, which won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The original Steppenwolf production opened in Chicago, Illinois on June 28th, 2007 and ran through August 26, 2007 at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company The Broadway production opened at the Imperial Theater on December 4th, 2007 and moved to the Music Box Theatre on April 29th, 2008. A National Tour has been announced. No further details have surfaced as of May 5th, 2008. The play is in three acts and runs for about 3 hours 20 minutes including intermissions. During this time, August: Osage County deals with such issues as: drug abuse, alcoholism, suicide, death, family dysfunction, sexual harassment, aging, generational change, racism, incest, infidelity, and ultimately love. Love in a family, love between two people, and love lost. Both the Steppenwolf and Broadway productions were directed by Anna D. Shapiro, featured scenic design by Todd Rosenthal, costume design by Ana Kuzmanic, lighting design by Ann G. Wrightson, sound design by Richard Woodbury, original music by David Singer, dramaturgy by Edward Sobel, dialect coaching by Cecille O'Reilly, and fight choreography by Charles Coyl. Both productions were stage managed by Deb Styer. It won the 2007-2008 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play, and was named the best play of 2007 by both Time Magazine and Entertainment Weekly. On May 13, 2008, the show received 7 Tony Award nominations, more than any other play that year. Broadway Production 2008 Tony Awards (7 nominations) Best Play |
| August: Osage County - CBS In Chicago Ensemble member Jeff Perry (as Bill Fordham in the play) discuss the performance process of "August: Osage County" at Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago. |
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