NewsPHOTO CALL: August: Osage County Tour Reaches Los AngelesFollowing its launch in Denver and subsequent stop in San Francisco, the touring company of the Tony Award-winning play August: Osage County opened at Los Angeles' Ahmanson Theatre Sept. 9.
By
Matthew Blank
September 10, 2009
Again directed by Anna D. Shapiro, Tracy Letts' darkly comic drama stars Estelle Parsons as Violet Weston. Also featured in the ensemble cast are Shannon Cochran as Barbara Fordham, Jon DeVries as Beverly Weston, Libby George as Mattie Fae Aiken, Stephen Key as Little Charles, Emily Kinney as Jean Fordham, Laurence Lau as Steve Heidebrecht, Marcus Nelson as Sheriff Deon Gilbeau, Paul V. O'Connor as Charlie Aiken, Jeff Still as Bill Fordham, DeLanna Studi as Johnna Monevata, Angelica Torn as Ivy Weston and Amy Warren as Karen Weston. Avia Bushyhead, Stephen D'Ambrose, Barbara Kingsley, Bryn Magnus and Kim Martin-Cotton are understudies.
Here is a look at the opening-night arrivals and post-show reception at the Center Theatre Group's Ahmanson Theatre: