“August is the most exciting new American play Broadway has seen in years.”—The New York Times

“A tremendous achievement in American playwriting: a tragicomic populist portrait of a tough land and a tougher people.”—David Cote, TimeOut New York

“Letts’ astonishing creation . . . is mammoth in many ways. It’s a full, three-act evening, more than three hours in length. And there are 13 characters, each getting Letts’ full attention. He creates a parade of memorable people spanning several generations of unhappiness and unfulfilled dreams. August: Osage County has introduced a major playwright to Broadway.”—Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press

“This fusion of epic tragedy and black comedy is . . . a bold step forward for Letts, whose earthy, distinctly contemporary wit flows throughout. Originally presented at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre, his account of a family whose secrets and lies come spilling forth under duress ranks with the best American drama of the past decade.”—Elysa Gardner, USA Today

One of the most bracing and critically acclaimed plays in recent Broadway 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.

Tracy Letts is the author of Killer Joe, Bug, and Man From Nebraska, which was a finalist for the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. He is a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, where August: Osage County premiered.

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