AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY Opens in Toronto 2009/11/07

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY Opens in Toronto

Saturday, November 7, 2009; Posted: 07:11 AM - by Kelly Cameron

August: Osage County had its official opening night in Toronto on November 5th, 2009 and the show is proving to be quite the hit. The National Tour, starring Academy Award winner Estelle Parsons as the head of the dysfunctionAl Weston family, has been a success all over the US and graces the Toronto stage for only ten short days.

Written by Tracy Letts and directed by Anna D. Shapiro, this play tells the story of the Westons, a large family that comes together in their Oklahoma home when the patriarch disappears. They are left to deal with unspoken truths and astonishing secrets, all the while dealing with the pill-popping matriarch Violet (Estelle Parsons) being in the centre of all the drama that unfolds. The play runs over three hours long, with two intermissions, and touches on many difficult subjects, including drug abuse, suicide, alcoholism, racism, infidelity, aging, incest and love.

August: Osage County got its start when it was produced by the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, and then began performances on Broadway on October 30th, 2007 at the Imperial Theatre. It closed after 648 performances and launched what is turning into a very successful National Tour. The play is also loved by critics, having won a Tony and a Drama Desk Award for Best Play as well as the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Critics are already singing its praises, with Lynn Slotkin of CBC Radio proclaiming it "Exhilarating! Brilliant! If you love theatre, you cannot miss this!" and AM 740's Michael Englebert is calling it "the highlight of the 2009 Toronto theatrical season!" Currently playing at the Canon Theatre, August: Osage County is only in town until November 15th, so get your tickets soon for a chance to see this remarkable piece of theatre during its only Canadian stop.

When and Where?

The Canon Theatre
244 Victoria Toronto

Performances
Tuesday - Saturday at 7PM and Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday at 1PM

Tickets start as low as $30 and can be purchased at the box office, by phone at 416.872.1212 (toll-free 1.800.461.3333) or online at http://www.mirvish.com/august

For more information please visit www.mirvish.com

Please note: A select number of both student and rush tickets are available for this show. Rush seats are $25 per person, and are available two hours prior to show in person at the box office. Student tickets are available same day as the performance for $20, with valid student ID.

Kelly Cameron's love affair with the theatre began when she was just five years old, on an outing to see the Original Canadian Cast of Les Miserables at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto. She fell in love instantly, and since then has been lucky enough to be involved in varied theatre activities and productions, including a regional production of A Midsummer Night?s Dream and a local production of Where the Sidewalk Ends. She has also received training from various teachers throughout Southwestern Ontario in both piano and voice, and competed in vocal competitions for which she received a few awards. Her writing career started almost by accident, when she had the opportunity to become a ghostwriter for up and coming businesses. She continues to do this, writing the content for all sorts of companies who want to start websites but don't know what they want to say. Most recently she had the opportunity to write for a Martial Arts Club Directory, and loves the fact that her work allows her to learn about such widely different subjects. Other interests include movies, art, shopping, fashion and she has been known to dabble in martial arts as well.

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