Axial Theatre Presents Pulitzer-Prize Winning August: Osage County

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April 1, 2019

 Axial Theatre Presents Pulitzer-Prize Winning August: Osage County May 2019 showcase features an ensemble cast in a compelling production

 Pleasantville, NY – Axial Theatre, celebrating its 20th anniversary year, will feature an ensemble cast in a compelling new production of Tracy Letts’ prize-winning play, August: Osage County running May 3 through May 19, 2019. Axial’s co-artistic director, Catherine (Cat) Banks will direct.

The play, which the New York Times’ Charles Isherwood called “The most exciting new American play Broadway has seen in years,” is, as the reviewer notes, the “saga of an Oklahoma clan in a state of near-apocalyptic meltdown.”

Performances of Axial Theatre’s August: Osage County are Fridays, May 3, 10 & 17 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, May 4, 11, & 18 at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sundays May 5, 12 & 19, at 4 p.m. on the campus of St. John’s Episcopal Church, 8 Sunnyside Ave., Pleasantville, New York 10570.

Actors include: Anthony Barresi, Jr.; Michael E. Boyle, Jr.; Liz D’Ottavio; Stella DeBeech; D. Scott Faubel; Levi Joseph Green; Julie Griffin; Siobhan McKinley; Maria Oppedisano; Mickey Pantano; Jeff Schlotman; and Alexandra Theodoropoulis.

Tickets are $27.50 general admission, $22.50 seniors and students, and can be purchased online at Brown Paper Tickets (search: Axial), https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4210802, or through the Axial Theatre website.

For more information: (914) 286-7680; www.axialtheatre.org.

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ABOUT AXIAL THEATRE

Founded in 1999, Axial Theatre is a professional theater company that presents contemporary theatrical hits, timeless stage classics, and original works, in mainstage spring and fall productions, plus a series of book-in-hand staged readings, and a bi-monthly Sunday Writers Series for play development. Axial’s affiliated Howard Meyer Acting Program offers acting classes for tweens through adults, as well as workshops for voice, movement, auditions and improvisation. Playwriting classes are also offered.

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About Axial Theatre

Axial Theatre’s mission is to create and produce professional relevant, original plays in collaboration and to cultivate theatre artists through year round educational programming. We are committed to involving our audiences in the process of play development and accomplish this by presenting new works in the form of staged readings, workshop performances, and fully mounted professional productions. At the end of every workshop presentation we solicit our audience’s feedback in question and answer sessions. All classes, rehearsals for shows, and invited workshops take place at Axial’s home: St. John’s Episcopal Church, 8 Sunnyside Ave., Pleasantville, NY 10570-3125 For more information please visit www.AxialTheatre.org Email: AxialTheatre@gmail.com Phone: (914) 286-7680

Axial Theater is a twenty one year old not-for-profit institution dedicated to supporting the professional development of the independent voice through audience involvement and a commitment to presenting challenging, intelligent, and culturally relevant theatrical experiences