The seats may have been a tad far ...
I was fortunate enough to attend the opening night of August: Osage County (thanks to the tickets tip from @DansPR on Twitter). I have been waiting over seven months to see this play. Literally. You see back in April I auditioned for the part of Johnna Monevata in New York City so I read the play and was ecstatic about the part. Well in June the official word was out that Delana Studi got the role, but I was still dying to see the play.
The play depicts a dysfunctional family from Osage County (just north of Tulsa) in Oklahoma. Johnna is the Cheyenne live-in maid. The play started in Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago in June 2007, went to Broadway in November 2007, and then went to London's National Theatre in November 2008. It won a Tony Award for Best Play and a Pullitzer Prize for Drama in 2008.
It was enthralling to see live, it's witty comedy and sharp writing kept the audience on it's toes. It was very long though. 3 1/2 hours in Canon Theatre, and two short intermissions, I was wishing I had an espresso beforehand to ensure complete cognizance the entire production. Studi's performance was great, but I wish I had she had more dialogue. I enjoyed her authentic Oklahoma accent.
My favorite monologue was by Karen Weston (played by Amy Warren) after the first intermission who exposed her idyllic, dreamy, girlish nature. "I spent a lot of time in that bedroom upstairs pretending that pillow was my husband and I'd ask him about his day of work and what was happening at the office, and did he like the dinner I made for him and where we going on vacation that winter and he'd surprise me with tickets to Belize and we'd kiss."
Everyone else is talking about Estelle Parsons stellar performance as the 'truth-telling' matriarch, Violet Weston, in the family. She won an Oscar for her supporting role in 1967's "Bonnie and Clyde," but most people remember her as the mom in 'Roseanne.' And just like 'Roseanne' depicted a candid view of regular folks, so does 'August: Osage County.'
The performance is in Toronto until November 15 so act quickly before it is gone. Tickets are $30 for weekday and $50 for weekend performances (also $20 rush tickets and $20 student tickets) if you visit Ticket King and quote code AUG5030.
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A Studi to hit BroadwayIt was enthralling to see live, it's witty comedy and sharp writing kept the audience on it's toes. It was very long though. 3 1/2 hours in Canon Theatre, and two short intermissions, I was wishing I had an espresso beforehand to ensure complete cognizance the entire production. Studi's performance was great, but I wish I had she had more dialogue. I enjoyed her authentic Oklahoma accent.
My favorite monologue was by Karen Weston (played by Amy Warren) after the first intermission who exposed her idyllic, dreamy, girlish nature. "I spent a lot of time in that bedroom upstairs pretending that pillow was my husband and I'd ask him about his day of work and what was happening at the office, and did he like the dinner I made for him and where we going on vacation that winter and he'd surprise me with tickets to Belize and we'd kiss."
Everyone else is talking about Estelle Parsons stellar performance as the 'truth-telling' matriarch, Violet Weston, in the family. She won an Oscar for her supporting role in 1967's "Bonnie and Clyde," but most people remember her as the mom in 'Roseanne.' And just like 'Roseanne' depicted a candid view of regular folks, so does 'August: Osage County.'
The performance is in Toronto until November 15 so act quickly before it is gone. Tickets are $30 for weekday and $50 for weekend performances (also $20 rush tickets and $20 student tickets) if you visit Ticket King and quote code AUG5030.
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