Sheriff Deon Gilbeau (Dan Forman, l) and son-in-law Bill Fordham (Michael Boyle, Jr.) are bemused by one of Violet Weston’s incoherent, drug-induced retreats from reality. (Photo: Leslye Smith) Photo

From: BWW Review: Feasting on Family in AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, at Axial Theatre

It's a fun-house mirror of Americana arcana, reminding us that the reason blood is thicker than water is because it's larded with toxic sentiment