Present Books In Pursuance Of August: Osage County

Original Title:	August: Osage County
ISBN:	1559363304 (ISBN13: 9781559363303)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Violet Weston, Beverly Weston, Barbara, Karen, Ivy
Setting:	Pawhuska, Oklahoma,2007(United States)
Literary Awards:	Pulitzer Prize for Drama (2008)

August: Osage County Paperback | Pages: 138 pages

Details Of Books August: Osage County

Title	:	August: Osage County
Author	:	Tracy Letts
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 138 pages
Published	:	February 1st 2008 by Theatre Communications Group
Categories	:	Plays. Drama. Theatre. Fiction

Narrative To Books August: Osage County

One of the most bracing and critically acclaimed plays in recent history, August: Osage County is a portrait of the dysfunctional American family at its finest—and absolute worst. When the patriarch of the Weston clan disappears one hot summer night, the family reunites at the Oklahoma homestead, where long-held secrets are unflinchingly and uproariously revealed. The three-act, three-and-a-half-hour mammoth of a play combines epic tragedy with black comedy, dramatizing three generations of unfulfilled dreams and leaving not one of its thirteen characters unscathed.

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Ratings: 4.19 From 14779 Users | 808 Reviews

Write-Up Of Books August: Osage County

Tracey Letts is the son of Billie Letts who wrote Where the Heart Is and other novels, all taking place in Oklahoma. Following in his mother's footsteps, Tracey Letts became a playwright, most notably of August: Osage County, which won both the Pulitzer Prize for drama and Tony Award in 2009. In Osage County, the dysfunctional Weston family has gathered to assist their mother Violet after their father Beverly's funeral. Premiering at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theater, Osage County is a gritty family

I havent laughed this hard while reading in a long, long time.

I saw this on Broadway so I'm going to count it as a read. Fantastic production with Estelle Parsons as the crazy mother.

Everything you want in a play. Zingers. Secrets revealed. Moments of action and danger. Strong female characters ripping each other, and their men, new ones.Don't see the movie. (The movie is never as good as seeing a live play).Don't even read this play, unless you have a mind to perform in it, or direct it..Just wait for a chance to see it performed in your area.

More like 3.5. The beginning was kind of slow for me, but it really got interesting in act two. I was really surprised by a lot of the plot turns. Overall I liked it, but I'm not eager to write a paper on it. #bfaproblems.

This is THE BEST play I've read in years. Twisted on ALL levels and digging deep into SO many aspects: family - in all its intricate and dysfunctional combinations, personal growth, addiction, the "great" generation, academia, you name it.I would love to see this performed but I'll settle for the star-studded movie version for the time being.

It seems like it's been far too long since we've had a living-room drama play that is actually touching and disturbing and hysterically funny as well. I snorted with laughter and cringed with disgust while reading this. It was easy to imagine it staged, a real plus for script reading!There are no heroes in this play. There are heroic moments by individuals, but really, no one comes away stronger or better off. A case could be argued for some, I suspect, and it could be staged or played that way,