White Plains PAC this week opens the New York regional premiere of Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer- and Tony-winning “August: Osage County,” a spell-binding story of a family in freefall.
I remember it on Broadway as three hours that felt like 30 minutes, and an opening scene that was as compelling and character-driven as I’ve ever seen.
At WPPAC, Jeremy Quinn directs a huge cast, two of whom are Equity actors. Production dates are Fridays through Sundays, Oct. 5-14. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. $35; $25 for those in high school, although it is not recommended for those younger than 16.
Quinn’s cast: Laura Cable (Karen Weston), Eileen Glenn (Mattie Fay Aiken), Emily Kaplan (Jean Fordham), Suzy Kimball (Ivy Weston), Elyse Knight (Barbara Fordham), Mark Lanham (Bill Fordham), Daniel Mian (Little Charlie Aiken), Peter McClung (Charlie Aiken), Dick Nagle (Beverly Weston) and Robin Lilly (Violet Weston) with Derek Robert Smith (Steve Heidebrecht), Arthur Wise (Sheriff Deon Gilbeau) and Amanda Yachechak (Johnna Monevata).
See it in White Plains before Hollywood’s adaptation hits theaters next year, starring Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Juliette Lewis, Sam Shepard, Chris Cooper, Dermot Mulroney and Ewan McGregor.
White Plains PAC is on the third level of City Center mall, 11 City Center, White Plains.
Tickets may be purchased at the theater box office, online at The White Plains PAC website or at 914-328-1600.
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Curious as to why you make mention of the two Equity actors. 99.99% of the public have no idea what AEA is, and certainly you know, having covered high school theatre for years, that a production’s quality has nothing to do with an actors’ union status.
Was noted because WPPAC was a full Equity house for a few years and now works under a different contract. The change, I thought, was noteworthy. So I noted it.