“August: Osage County” is the Pulitzer Prize winning drama by Tracy Letts. Tracy Letts’ play belongs to the black comedy genre, giving it quite a darkly dimension. The play revolves around the Weston family who is forced to confront their reality both from their past and their present. The plot of “August: Osage County” is very enjoyable and has made many people love the writing.
The plot begins in August as the action takes place over several weeks in the home of Beverly and Violet Weston in Oklahoma. Beverly is a poet and has a drinking problem while his wife suffers from mouth cancer and has become addicted to drugs. This show takes a look at the “modern” American family. It analyzes different modern day relationships, that of Beverly and Violet and of Bill and Barbara. Beverly Weston appears briefly in the script, only during the play’s beginning. In that scene, the audience learns that Beverly has long since stopped all communication with his wife in a healthy manner. Instead, he accepts that she is a drug addict. In turn, he turns to alcohol, making his outlook and want for life nonexistent. The other relationship is that of Bill and Barbara. Bill (Barbara’s husband - the college professor who sleeps with his students) represents middle aged men who want to feel more desirable so they abandon their wives for younger women. In the beginning, it is a bit slow, but it opens up into a great piece of literature.
I did some research on this show and found some really cool things. I looked up pictures of the different sets, because I was curious as to how different directors interpreted the writers set. My favorite set that I saw a picture of was one that looked very much like a doll house. It was really really cool. I also discovered that this script is being turned into a movie, so I cannot wait to see it. I would recommend this play for anyone looking for a funny, yet real type of piece.
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