Estelle Parsons

Washington PostEstelle Parsons puts the gust in 'August'Washington PostHOT MAMA: Estelle Parsons (from left), Angelica Torn, Amy Warren and Shannon Cochran in "August: Osage County." (Robert J. Saferstein) By Peter Marks ...and more »  

Estelle Parsons (left) and Shannon Cochran (right) who will star in the touring production of August:Osage County; Photo by Robert J. Saferstein Tracy Letts' August:Osage County is coming full circle. The play, which debuted at Steppenwolf, went on to win a Pullitzer, snag five Tony Awards, and then hit Broadway, is coming back to Chicago as part of a nationwide tour of the play. Academy Award winning actress Estelle Parsons (1967...  

If Actors' Equity Association was ineffective in curbing a nine-show performance week of the national tour of "August: Osage County" -- the nearly 3 1/2 hour play starring Estelle Parsons, who turns 82 next week, maybe the AARP can help. Parsons complains that the actors' union was useless in stopping the killer nine-show schedule. Not only does Parsons give an intense performance as the drug-addicted, cigarette-smoking, obscenity-spewing...  

SEATTLE — There are at least two things you may not know about Estelle Parsons, the Oscar-honored actress who stars in the national tour of the Tony-honored Tracy Letts play, "August: Osage...