It’s been a truism for decades: some movies are made for no reason but to be nominated for an Oscar. The formula of worthy property plus esteemed actors entices the critics, and critical praise gets ...

In our modern cinematic climate, sensational superheroes, antiheroes and plots to destroy the planet dominate. Quieter stories that reflect everyday life fall to the periphery, deemed too ordinary and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DANVILLE — The Red Mask Players Ghost Light Studio presents August: Osage County, by Tracy Letts this Friday, Saturday and Sunday ...

Say you woke up one day and discovered you were the artistic director of a local theater. In your new role, you will select the productions that will draw hearty audiences while fitting the company's ...

Kimberly Guerrero has been playing Broadway's most popular Native American character for almost a year now as Johnna, the new housekeeper to the Weston family, in August: Osage County. On Wednesday, ...

"When you eat meat, you eat an animal's fear." No, that's not a line of dialogue from a horror movie. It's from, of all current prestige films, August: Osage County, the John Wells-directed adaptation ...

"August: Osage County" is scheduled to film for about two months in northeastern Oklahoma, primarily at a home about 25 miles north of Pawhuska. Reports indicate that filming will begin in earnest the ...

That's the day her family told police that the First Nations actress was suicidal. Relatives reported her missing the next day. The medical examiner said the cause and manner of death are pending ...

"August: Osage County," winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best New Play, opened at the Aiken Community Theatre on Oct. 18. Performances run through Saturday, Oct. 26. Witty and ...

This is James Taylor with KCRW. On Monday, it was announced: Tracy Letts' August: Osage County won this year's Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Letts' instinct for what gets performers excited—as well as his ...

A reader had written me a couple of weeks ago encouraging me to see “August: Osage County.” “Truthfully, it’s a bit like watching a train wreck in slow motion but well worth the cringing,” she said.

2008 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Actress in a Play Deanna Dunagan 2008 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Director of a Play Anna D. Shapiro 2008 Outer Critics Circle Awards ...