AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY at Otterbein

From top left: Geoffrey Nelson, Jonathan Putnam, Adam Schalter, Marina Pires, Melissa Lusher, Lauren Friednash and Christina Kirk

Geoffrey Nelson was a Guest Artist at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, where he played the role of “Charlie Aiken” in August: Osage County.  The long-running Broadway play by Tracy Letts won both the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize.

The Otterbein production featured five guest professionals: Christina Kirk, Melissa Lusher, Jonathan Putnam, David Combs and Nelson.  Dennis Romer directed.

Click here for a Columbus Dispatch preview article and here for their review of the production.

Nelson’s previous Guest Artist work with Otterbein includes directing The Taming of the Shrew and four other plays, as well as acting in the world premiere of Anthony Clarvoe’s adaptation of The Brothers Karamazov.

The Department of Theatre and Dance at Otterbein boasts one of the finest actor training programs in the country, with many graduates performing on Broadway, in regional theatre, television and film.  Click here for their website.