Cast announcement – August: Osage County

22 August 2024

Free-Rain Theatre Company is delighted to announce the full cast for our upcoming production of August: Osage County, to be staged at ACT Hub from 5 – 15 September 2024.

Beverly Weston – David H. Bennett
Violet Weston – Karen Vickery
Barbara Fordham – Louise Bennet
Bill Fordham – Bruce Hardie
Jean Fordham – Ella Buckley
Ivy Weston  – Crystal Mahon
Karen Weston – Karina Hudson
Mattie Fae Aiken – Tracy Noble
Charlie Aiken – Michael Sparks
Little Charles Aiken – Lachlan Ruffy
Johnna Monevata – Andrea Garcia
Steve Heidebrecht – Richard Manning
Sheriff Deon Gilbeau – Rob Drennan

Free-Rain previously staged this production, back in 2014 at the Courtyard Studio in the Canberra Theatre Centre. The 2014 production was also directed by Dr Cate Clelland and three of the actors are returning in this 2024 production to reinterpret their roles from a decade ago: David H. Bennett, Karen Vickery and Michael Sparks. The rest of the cast are fresh faces who bring new insights to these complex characters.