‘August: Osage County’ to premiere at Waldron Arts Center

The Cardinal Stage Company will debut its production of “August: Osage County” at 7 p.m. at the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center.

The performance will serve as a preview, and the play will make its official premiere performance Saturday.

“August” will run until Nov. 17 at the Waldron Arts Center.

Tickets can be purchased online at cardinalstage.org or at the company’s main location at 900 S. Walnut St.

Winner of multiple Tony Awards, including Best Play, “August: Osage County” tells the story of a dysfunctional family reunion.

Taking place at the parent’s Oklahoma home during the month of August, the play follows the family for several weeks as it confronts the problems and conflicts within the members’ personal lives.

The play also earned playwright Tracy Letts the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2008.

Randy White, who serves as artistic director for the Cardinal Stage Company production, said in a press release the play will leave audience members on the edge of their seats.

“The wonderful thing about ‘August’ is that it’s intensely dramatic one moment and genuinely funny the next,” White said. “It’s good, old-fashioned storytelling with a wicked modern sensibility.”

— Carolyn Crowcroft