Animus Theatre Company in association with
Circle in the Square Theatre School Presents
the Alan Langdon Memorial Reading Series
a Marathon Reading Festival featuring selected works
by Pulitzer-Prize-Winner Tracy Letts
August: Osage County
Killer Joe
Linda Vista
The Minutes
Man from Nebraska
Monday, February 23, 2026 at 11AM-11PM
at Circle in the Square Broadway Theatre (50th St. & 8th Ave)
The Langdon 12-Hour Festival is intended to give audiences an opportunity to view multiple play readings connected via one writer in a marathon setting. The event is structured with the mission of being an affordable day of art for audiences and a benefit for Circle in the Square Theatre School, combining the linked works of one of the industry’s finest writers with many of its brightest stars of stage and screen, all read in a Broadway theatre.
This year we have partnered with Tracy Letts to present selected works that span the course of his remarkable career. In our ongoing partnership with Circle in the Square Theatre School (the only conservatory connected to a Broadway theatre and our co-producer), this festival follows on the heels of the success of our previous festivals featuring the works of Beth Henley, John Patrick Shanley, and Leslye Headland.
The Cast
Subject to change
Additional names to be announced
The playwright
Tracy S. Letts (1965-) is an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter. He started his career at the Steppenwolf Theatre before making his Broadway debut as a playwright for August: Osage County (2007), for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play. As an actor, he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the Broadway revival of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2013).
As a playwright, Letts is known for having written for the Steppenwolf Theatre, Off-Broadway and Broadway theatre. His works include Killer Joe, Bug, Man from Nebraska, August: Osage County, Superior Donuts, Linda Vista, and The Minutes. Letts adapted three of his plays into films, Bug and Killer Joe, both directed by William Friedkin, and August: Osage County, directed by John Wells. His 2009 play Superior Donuts was adapted into a television series of the same name.
As a stage actor, Letts has performed in various classic plays with the Steppenwolf Theatre since 1988. He made his acting Broadway debut as George in the revival of Edward Albee's play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, which earned him a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. He continued acting on the Broadway stage in The Realistic Joneses, All My Sons, and The Minutes.
all-day pass
Access to the full day of readings
All-Day Pass: $100
($90 if purchased in advance online)
All- Day Senior (65+) Pass: $80
use code SENIOR80 at checkout
(must show ID at door)
All-Day Student Pass: $65
use code STUDENT65 at checkout
(must show ID at door)
Half-Day pass
Access to the first 3 OR last 3 readings
Half-Day (AM) Pass: $75
($70 if purchased in advance online)
Access to the FIRST 3 READINGS
Half-Day (PM) Pass: $75
($70 if purchased in advance online)
Access to the LAST 3 READINGS
Half-Day Senior (65+) Pass: $55
use code SENIOR55 at checkout
(must show ID at door)
Half-Day Student Pass: $40
use code STUDENT40 at checkout
(must show ID at door)
Your payment receipt will serve as confirmation of your ticket.
We will have your information at the door.
circle in the square alumni discount
CITS Alum All-Day Pass: $80
CITS Alum Half-Day Pass: $55
*If you are a Circle alum, please contact our Artistic Director Jeanne Slater at jslater@circlesquare.org with your NAME and GRADUATION YEAR for the alumni discount code
Recommended for ages 13+
Cashless ticketing
All sales are final — no refunds, transfers, or exchanges.
Seating is General Admission — no assigned seats.
Ticket Holders will be given bracelets upon arrival
