PhotosPHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Molly Ranson Chronicles August: Osage County's Sydney AdventureThe Weston Family of Tracy Letts' August: Osage County is enjoying a reunion of sorts, as most of the original cast members have returned to reprise their roles in the play's Australian staging for the Sydney Theatre Company. We've got exclusive shots.
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Matthew Blank
September 01, 2010
Directed by ensemble member Anna D. Shapiro, the Steppenwolf production includes ensemble member Gary Cole (Steve Heidebrecht), Tony winner Deanna Dunagan (Violet Westin), Kimberly Guerrero (Johnna Monevata), ensemble member Mariann Mayberry (Karen Weston), ensemble member Amy Morton (Barbara Fordham), ensemble member Sally Murphy (Ivy Weston), Paul Vincent O'Connor (Charlie Aiken), ensemble member Jeff Perry (Bill Fordham), Molly Ranson (Jean Fordham), ensemble member and Tony winner Rondi Reed (Mattie Fae Aiken), Chelcie Ross (Beverly Weston), Troy West (Sheriff Deon Gilbeau) and Gary Wilmes (Little Charles).
The company convened in Chicago for a brief rehearsal period before heading out to Australia, where they began performances Sept. 13.
Exclusively for Playbill.com, Molly Ranson — recently seen in The Burnt Part Boys at Playwrights Horizons — chronicled the ensemble's journey from the U.S. to its current home Down Under:
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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Molly Ranson Chronicles August: Osage County's Sydney Adventure
PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Molly Ranson Chronicles August: Osage County's Sydney Adventure
The Weston Family of Tracy Letts' August: Osage County is enjoying a reunion of sorts, as most of the original cast members have returned to reprise their roles in the show's Australian staging for Sydney Theatre Company. Molly Ranson, who plays Jean Fordham, chronicled the ensemble's journey from Chicago to its current home Down Under. Read the Playbill.com story.
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First day of rehearsal in Chicago at Steppenwolf!
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Mayor Richard Daley came to send us off!
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I overpacked.
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Sheriff Gilbeau (Troy West) and The Agitated Weston Sisters (Sally Murphy, Mariann Mayberry and Amy Morton).
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Mariann Mayberry and Sally Murphy: Hmm... should we share this travel trend with Sydney?
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Troy West brought some light reading for the flight.
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Jeff Perry and Gary Cole at baggage claim down undah!
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Chelcie Ross witnesses Paul Vincent O'Connor's oath to be a good actor while in Sydney.
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Troy West and Gary Wilmes dream of taking center stage at the Opera House.
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Deanna Dunagan enjoying our beautiful first day in Sydney.
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Lunch at our favorite cafe by the theatre.
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Sally Murphy proves that you never know when that jet lag will hit you.
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Kimberly Guerrero is so happy to be here!
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Amy Morton realizes that the opera house is smaller than she imagined.
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Gary Cole and Troy West explore our set.
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"Johnna" and "Jean" enjoy some T.S. Eliot in the attic.
August: Osage County, according to the Sydney Theatre Company, "is the grand and gripping tale of the Weston family, a large extended family that comes together at their Oklahoma homestead after the disappearance of the family patriarch. Forced to confront unspoken truths and astonishing secrets, the clan must also contend with matriarch Violet, a pill-popping, deeply unsettled woman at the eye of the storm."
The production runs through Sept. 25.
For tickets, priced $40-$90, call (02) 9250 1777 or visit sydneytheatre.com.au.
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