August: Osage County is a tragicomedy play by Tracy Letts. It was the recipient of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The play premiered at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago on June 28, 2007, and closed on August 26, 2007. It had its Broadway debut at the Imperial Theater on December 4, 2007, and the production transferred to the Music Box Theatre on April 29, 2008. The Broadway show closed on June 28, 2009, after 648 performances and 18 previews. The show made its UK Debut at London's National Theatre in November 2008. A US national tour began on July 24, 2009, with its first performance at Denver's Buell Theatre. In 2013, it was adapted and brought to stage by Taiwanese Greenray Theatre. The story and characters remained unchanged, except the plot took place in a Taiwanese family.
| Written by | Tracy Letts |
| Characters | Beverly Weston, Violet Weston, Barbara Fordham, Ivy Weston, Karen Weston, Bill Fordham, Jean Fordham, Steve Heidebrecht, Mattie Fae Aiken, Charlie Aiken, Little Charles, Johnna Monevata, Sheriff Deon Gilbeau |
| Date premiered | June 28, 2007 |
| Place premiered | Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Chicago, Illinois |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | A family is forced to confront its past and present. |
| Genre | Tragicomedy |
| Setting | A large country home outside Pawhuska, Oklahoma |
About August: Osage County
Dysfunctional family comedy-drama centering on the women of the Weston family who are brought back together after a family crisis. Tracy Letts penned the film based on his own Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name.
Achievement of August: Osage County
Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts earned Oscar nominations for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively.
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Latest information about August: Osage County updated on July 28 2021.
