Beverly Weston, the elderly poet patriarch of a white collar Oklahoma family, hires a young Cheyenne woman, Johnna, as a live-in caretaker for the home he shares with his cancer-sick wife, Violet. His subsequent disappearance brings his three daughters, Barbara, Ivy, and Karen, back under their mother's hot, tomblike roof. Toss in their helmet-haired aunt Mattie Fae and the rest of the extended family and the house is a tinderbox by the time of the inevitable funeral.
Review: August: Osage County at ZACH Theatre
Austinist Reviews: Doubt
To call Zach Scott's current production of Doubt "rock solid" doesn't do it service. The acting is terrific, the lighting design is gorgeous, the costumes, the set, the sound—they all support the piece perfectly. For lack of better words, it's spot-on.
Austinist Giveaway: Doubt
This is our way of saying this is one fantastic play. The story is simple: at a Catholic school, a priest (the outstanding Jamie Goodwin) might or might not be having an "inappropriate" friendship with a student. The principle (the also outstanding Janelle Buchanan) has no proof, but must decide whether to accuse or remain, well, in doubt. Intense stuff, and in the talented hands of the folks at Zach Scott, a terrific night of theatre. Not surprisingly, performances are already selling out.

