AUDITIONS | lctthecolony

August: Osage County

A vanished father. A pill-popping mother. Three sisters harboring shady little secrets. When the large Weston family unexpectedly reunites after Dad disappears, their Oklahoman family homestead explodes in a maelstrom of repressed truths and unsettling secrets. Mix in Violet, the drugged-up, scathingly acidic matriarch, and you’ve got a major play that unflinchingly—and uproariously—exposes the dark side of the Midwestern American family.

When:

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Where: Lakeside Community Theatre - 6303-B Main St, The Colony, TX 75056

Callbacks: Will be December 10, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM, by invite only.

Production Crew

Director: Ryan Lee
Assistant Director: Sunnie Saenz
Stage Manager: TBA
Assistant Stage Manager: Vic Shultz
Scenic Design: Maggie Bledsoe
Light Design: Maggie Bledsoe
Sound Design: Kyle Ann Yeast
Costume Design: Sunnie Saenz, Vic Shultz, Ryan Lee
Props Design: Sarah Key
Tech Director: Kyle Ann Yeast
Fight Choreographer: Sunnie Saenz
Intimacy Coordinator: Gabbi Enriquez
Directing Mentor: Dale Moon
LCT Artistic Director: David J. Wallis

Audition Details

Audition Sign-Up: LCT'S AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY AUDITIONS
There will be cold readings from the script, and potentially improv and / or acting exercises to see how everyone interacts with each other
Headshots and Resumes do not need to be printed, they can be emailed to the director Ryan Lee (lee.ryancreates@gmail.com), in the subject line put “August [First Name Last Name].
No conflicts (tech and performances) accepted February 8 - 14, 20 - 21.

Content Warning: This play has a lot of intense themes, and very strong subject matter. If anyone would like a trigger list or access.

Rehearsals

Rehearsals will begin January 4, 2026
Sunday - Thursday, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM or Monday - Friday, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Depending on actor availability
Potential Saturday Rehearsals
During tech potentially to 6:30 PM - 11:00 PM

Performances

February 13, 14, 20, 21, and 27 at 8:00 PM
February 28 at 3:00 PM

Available Roles

BIPOC are highly encouraged to audition.

Beverly Weston, 69

Poet-laureate of Osage County. Jaded. A world class alcoholic. Southern accent preferred. Featured Role- appears only in the prologue.

Violet Weston, 65

Bev’s wife, Matriarch (dictator). Sweet as a lemon, and as kind as Satan. A recent cancer diagnosis has caused a descent into opposed addiction. Controlling, manipulative, and unpredictable. Big emotional swings. Southern accent Preferred. This role will have fight choreography.

Barbara Fordham, 46

Bev and Violet’s eldest daughter. A whip-smart and sharp-tongued woman who has painstakingly tried to distance herself from the Plains and from her family, Barbara is both practical and easily flustered, decisive and yet flailing in her own role as a wife and a mother. Has stolen-and orally discarded-her mother’s pills. Southern Accent preferred. This role will have stage intimacy and fight choreography.

Bill Fordham, 49

Barbara’s husband. A university professor currently embroiled in an affair with a younger student. Intellectual, willfully ignorant, and emotionally unavailable for his wife and daughter. This role has potential for fight choreography.

Jean Fordham, 14 and feral; must be played by someone 18+

Barbara and Bill’s daughter. Textbook teenage child of divorce; rebellious, reclusive. Escapes her family with movies and marijuana. This role will have stage intimacy.

Ivy Weston,44

Forgotten middle child, the Weston girl who never left home. Caretaker to Beverly and Violet. Quiet, complicated, sensitive and aloof. Southern Accent Preferred. This role will have stage intimacy and potential for fight choreography.

Karen Weston, 40

Bev & Violet’s youngest daughter. Frivolous and batty. Hyper-aware and overcompensating. This role will have fight choreography and potential stage intimacy.

Mattie Fay Aiken, 57

Violet’s sister. Sweet venomous southern woman, who is dramatic, and appears kind at first, but has an edge of aggression and meanness. Southern Accent Preferred.

Charlie Aiken, 60

Mattie Fay’s husband, A very sweet man, leads with kindness and doesn't take life too seriously, but will defend his loved ones fiercely. Southern Accent Preferred.

Little Charles Aiken, 37

Their son. Tender, creative, unmarried, unemployed. The family disappointment. Secretly in love with his cousin Ivy. Southern Accent Preferred. This role will have stage intimacy.

Johnna Monevata, 26

Native American, Weston Family housekeeper, she is an observer just trying to make a living, but proves to be a fierce protector of those around her. Southern Accent Optional. This role will have fight choreography.

Steve Heildebrecht, 50

Karen’s fiance, sleazy business man, who is the type of guy who hugs you too long. He does try to sleep with 14 year old Jean. This role will have stage intimacy and fight choreography.

Sheriff Deon Gilbeau, 47

Friend of the Weston Sisters, the town's Sheriff. Southern Accent Preferred. This role will have stage intimacy.