PlayOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 04, 2007
Closing Date
Jun 28, 2009
1st Preview
Oct 30, 2007
1st Preview
Oct 30, 2007
Previews
18
Performances
648
PlayOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Imperial Theatre
(Dec 04, 2007 - Apr 20, 2008)
Music Box Theatre
(Apr 29, 2008 - Jun 28, 2009)
Setting
A large country home outside Pawhuska, Oklahoma
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Philip J. Smith: President; Robert E. Wankel: Executive Vice President)
Produced by Jeffrey Richards, Jean Doumanian, Steve Traxler, Jerry Frankel, Ostar Productions, Jennifer Manocherian, The Weinstein Company, Debra Black/Daryl Roth, Ronald & Marc Frankel/Barbara Freitag, Rick Steiner/Staton Bell Group and The Steppenwolf Theatre Company (Martha Lavey: Artistic Director; David Hawkanson: Executive Director); Assistant Producer: Patrick Daly and Noah Himmelstein
Commissioned by and World Premiere presented at The Steppenwolf Theatre Company (Martha Lavey: Artistic Director; David Hawkanson: Executive Director)
Written by Tracy Letts; Original Music: David Singer
Directed by Anna D. Shapiro; Assistant Director: Henry Wishcamper
Scenic Design by Todd Rosenthal; Costume Design by Ana Kuzmanic; Lighting Design by Ann G. Wrightson ; Sound Design by Richard Woodbury; Assistant Scenic Design: Kevin Depinet, Matthew D. Jordan, Martin Andrew Orlowicz and Stephen T. Sorenson; Assistant Costume Design: Amelia Dombrowski; Assistant Lighting Design: Kathleen Dobbins and Kristina Kloss; Assistant Sound Design: Joanna Lynne Staub
General Manager: Richards / Climan, Inc.; Company Manager: Mary Miller
Production Supervisor: Jane Grey; Technical Supervisor: Smitty/Theatersmith, Inc. and Christopher C. Smith; Production Stage Manager: Deb Styer
Original Casting: Erica Daniels; New York Casting: Stuart Howard, Amy Schecter and Paul Hardt; Press Representative: Jeffrey Richards Associates and Irene Gandy; Marketing: TMG - The Marketing Group; Dramaturg: Edward Sobel; Fight Choreographer: Chuck Coyl; Dialect Coach: Cecilie O'Reilly; Advertising: SPOTCo, Inc.; Website Design/Internet Marketing: Situation Marketing, Damian Bazadona and John Lanasa; Press Associate: Judith Hansen, Noah Himmelstein and Elon Rutberg; Photographer: Joan Marcus
Ian Barford
Little Charles
Oct 30, 2007 - Jun 15, 2008
Deanna Dunagan
Violet Weston
Kimberly Guerrero
Johnna Monevata
Oct 30, 2007 - Nov 09, 2008
Francis Guinan
Charlie Aiken
Oct 30, 2007 - Jun 15, 2008
Brian Kerwin
Steve Heidebrecht
Oct 30, 2007 - Jun 28, 2009
Dennis Letts
Beverly Weston
Oct 30, 2007 - Jan 27, 2008
Madeleine Martin
Jean Fordham
Mariann Mayberry
Karen Weston
Oct 30, 2007 - Nov 09, 2008
Amy Morton
Barbara Fordham
Oct 30, 2007 - Oct 12, 2008
Sally Murphy
Ivy Weston
Oct 30, 2007 - Oct 12, 2008
Jeff Perry
Bill Fordham
Oct 30, 2007 - Jun 15, 2008
Rondi Reed
Mattie Fae Aiken
Oct 30, 2007 - Jun 15, 2008
Troy West
Sheriff Deon Gilbeau
Oct 30, 2007 - Oct 12, 2008
Understudies: Munson Hicks (Charlie Aiken, Beverly Weston), Susanne Marley (Violet Weston, Mattie Fae Aiken), Jay Patterson (Steve Heidebrecht, Bill Fordham, Sheriff Deon Gilbeau), Dee Pelletier (Barbara Fordham, Karen Weston, Ivy Weston), Molly Ranson (Jean Fordham), Kristina Valada-Viars (Johnna Monevata) and Troy West (Little Charles)

Imperial Theatre (Dec 04, 2007 - Apr 20, 2008)

Assistant Co. Mgr: Erica Ezold (Jan 08, 2008 - ?)
Stage Manager Sub: Cambra Overend

Cast

Munson Hicks
Beverly Weston
Jan 28, 2008 - Feb 29, 2008
Molly Ranson
Jean Fordham
Apr 15, 2008 - ?
Understudies: Anne Berkowitz (Jean Fordham), Avia Bushyhead (Johnna Monevata, Ivy Weston, Karen Weston), Jay Patterson (Charlie Aiken), Aaron Serotsky (Bill Fordham, Steve Heidebrecht, Little Charles, Sheriff Deon Gilbeau) and Kristina Valada-Viars (Karen Weston, Ivy Weston)

Music Box Theatre (Apr 29, 2008 - Jun 28, 2009)

Stage Manager: Cambra Overend (Oct 14, 2008 - Jun 28, 2009)

Cast

Elizabeth Ashley
Mattie Fae Aiken
Feb 03, 2009 - Jun 28, 2009
Guy Boyd
Charlie Aiken
Dec 16, 2008 - Jun 28, 2009
John Cullum
filled in while Michael McGuire was on vacation
Beverly Weston
Sep 16, 2008 - Sep 21, 2008
 
Beverly Weston
Nov 11, 2008 - Jun 28, 2009
Johanna Day
Barbara Fordham
Oct 14, 2008 - May 24, 2009
Robert Foxworth
Charlie Aiken
Jun 17, 2008 - ?
Kimberly Guerrero
Johnna Monevata
Feb 03, 2009 - Jun 28, 2009
Scott Jaeck
Sheriff Deon Gilbeau
Oct 14, 2008 - Feb 01, 2009
Mariann Mayberry
Karen Weston
Feb 03, 2009 - Jun 28, 2009
Michael McGuire
Beverly Weston
Mar 01, 2008 - Nov 09, 2008
Michael Milligan
Little Charles
Oct 14, 2008 - Jun 28, 2009
Amy Morton
Barbara Fordham
May 26, 2009 - Jun 28, 2009
Sally Murphy
Ivy Weston
Feb 03, 2009 - Jun 28, 2009
Estelle Parsons
Violet Weston
Jun 17, 2008 - May 17, 2009
Dee Pelletier
Ivy Weston
Oct 14, 2008 - Feb 01, 2009
Phylicia Rashad
Violet Weston
May 26, 2009 - Jun 28, 2009
Rondi Reed
Returned for final performance only due to Elizabeth Ashley's illness
Mattie Fae Aiken
Jun 28, 2009 - Jun 28, 2009
Molly Regan
Mattie Fae Aiken
Jun 17, 2008 - Feb 01, 2009
Samantha Ross
Johnna Monevata
Nov 11, 2008 - ?
Jim True-Frost
Little Charles
Jun 17, 2008 - Oct 12, 2008
Amy Warren
Karen Weston
Nov 11, 2008 - ?
Troy West
Sheriff Deon Gilbeau
Feb 03, 2009 - Jun 28, 2009
Frank Wood
Bill Fordham
Jun 17, 2008 - Jun 28, 2009
Understudies: Frank Deal (Charlie Aiken, Steve Heidebrecht, Bill Fordham, Beverly Weston, Sheriff Deon Gilbeau), Scott Jaeck (Sheriff Deon Gilbeau, Steve Heidebrecht, Bill Fordham, Charlie Aiken, Beverly Weston), Stephen Payne (Charlie Aiken, Beverly Weston), Drew Richardson (Ivy Weston, Barbara Fordham, Karen Weston), Jeff Still (Charlie Aiken, Bill Fordham, Beverly Weston, Sheriff Deon Gilbeau, Steve Heidebrecht) and Emily Walton (Jean Fordham)

Tony Award®

Best Play

2008 Winner
Produced by Jeffrey Richards , Jean Doumanian , Steve Traxler , Jerry Frankel , Ostar Productions , Jennifer Manocherian , The Weinstein Company , Debra Black/Daryl Roth , Ronald & Marc Frankel/Barbara Freitag , Rick Steiner/Staton Bell Group and The Steppenwolf Theatre Company (Martha Lavey: Artistic Director; David Hawkanson: Executive Director)
Written by Tracy Letts

Best Actress in a Play

2008 Winner
Deanna Dunagan
 

Best Actress in a Play

2008 Nominee
Amy Morton

Best Featured Actress in a Play

2008 Winner
Rondi Reed

Best Direction of a Play

2008 Winner
Directed by Anna D. Shapiro

Best Scenic Design of a Play

2008 Winner
Scenic Design by Todd Rosenthal
 

Best Lighting Design of a Play

2008 Nominee
Lighting Design by Ann G. Wrightson

Pulitzer Prize

for Drama

2008 Winner
Written by Tracy Letts

Drama Desk Award

Outstanding Play

2008 Winner
Produced by Jeffrey Richards , Jean Doumanian , Steve Traxler , Jerry Frankel , Ostar Productions , Jennifer Manocherian , The Weinstein Company , Debra Black/Daryl Roth , Ronald & Marc Frankel/Barbara Freitag and Rick Steiner/Staton Bell Group
Written by Tracy Letts

Outstanding Actress in a Play

2008 Winner
Deanna Dunagan
 

Outstanding Actress in a Play

2008 Nominee
Amy Morton
 

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play

2008 Nominee
Jeff Perry
 

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play

2008 Nominee
Rondi Reed
 

Outstanding Costume Design

2008 Nominee
Costume Design by Ana Kuzmanic

Outstanding Director of a Play

2008 Winner
Directed by Anna D. Shapiro

Theatre World

Award

2008 Recipient
Deanna Dunagan
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