Estelle Parsons

I saw the touring production of “August: Osage County” with Estelle Parsons last night. It was such a treat to see a beautifully written drama where 7 of the 13 characters are women and they do most of the talking. Estelle Parsons, who is best known to TV audiences as “Roseanne’s mom,” is an amazing stage actress, and at age 80, she is riveting for 3 1/2 hours as the pill-popping matriarch of a deeply dysfunctional family. Shannon Cochran as the oldest daughter Barbara is also fabulous.

If you go to this link, you can read more about the show and watch a wonderful video interview with Estelle Parsons: August In Osage County. The show is at the Curran Theatre in San Francisco until September 6, and it will be touring to Seattle, WA, Tempe, AZ, and Washington, DC between now and December. It’s one of the best things I have seen this year – see it if you can!!