Preview of 'August: Osage County' at Cheney Hall

'AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY' AT CHENEY HALL

MANCHESTER, CONNECTICUT – Little Theatre of Manchester is presenting Tracy Letts’ AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY from April 20 to April 29, 2018, at Cheney Hall.

The sweltering August heat of Pawhuska, Oklahoma. A vanished father. A mother that pops pills like jellybeans. Three sisters harboring shameful secrets. Playwright Tracy Letts’ brutal and hilarious masterpiece will lift you out of your seat with laughter one moment and stun you into silence the next. But be warned, the Weston’s venom-tongued matriarch Violet serves up so much bitter hilarity and poignancy, don't be surprised if you need a few antacids after this family dinner.

Honored in 2008 with the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and five Tony Awards (including Best Play), the Broadway production of AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY was reviewed as “hugely entertaining! A ripsnorter full of blistering, funny dialogue, acid-etched characterizations, and scenes of no-holds-barred emotional combat. The fiercely funny and bitingly sad August: Osage County is a turbo-charged tragicomedy that is a feast for actors and audiences alike.” by The New York Times.

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY

by Tracy Letts
Directed by Michael Forgetta of Simsbury

Featuring: Alysa Auriemma of Manchester, Jane Cerosky of Glastonbury, Alexandra DeHart of East Hartford, Jackie DeMaio of Glastonbury, Angela Dias of Colchester, Bill Emerson of Coventry, Debi Freund of Bolton, Tina Huey of Storrs, Mark Lariviere of Enfield, Daniel Patterson of Guilford, Shawn Procuniar of New London, Andrew Rosenstein of West Hartford, and Scott Woodruff of Vernon

April 20-22, and 27-29, 2018
Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm
Sundays at 2:00 pm

Cheney Hall, 177 Hartford Rd, Manchester, CT

Tickets: Tickets are $19-$25 and can be purchased by calling the Box Office at 860-647-9824 or visiting www.cheneyhall.org

Discounts: Discounts available for both seniors and students. Manchester Community College students can receive a free general admission ticket with a valid student ID, and Greater Hartford Arts Council Let's GO Arts! members are eligible for 2-for-1 tickets

The Little Theatre of Manchester (LTM) was founded in 1960 with the purpose of producing community theater. Since 1991, Cheney Hall, the state's oldest operating theater, has been the theatrical residence of LTM. Today, programming is comprised of five main-stage theatre productions, numerous concerts, special events, and a range of other cultural, business, civic, and private functions serving a growing, annual audience of approximately 10,000.