The intense drama of Pulitzer Prize-winning play 'August: Osage County' performed at Stage Door Theatre

The full cast in the Atlanta production of "August: Osage County." (photo credit Myrtie Cope Photography)

The intense heat of August is matched by the intensity of drama in “August: Osage County.” The Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning play by Tracy Letts opens Wednesday, Aug. 17, at Stage Door Theatre in Dunwoody.

Forrest Attaway is the director, and he joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes via Zoom along with the play’s executive producer Michelle Neil, who also plays the character Mattie Fae Aiken in the new production.

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