‘One of the best American plays of the past quarter century.’ – Terry Teachout, Wall Street Journal
‘An immensely entertaining pop artifact. Written with neon-lit flamboyance.’ – Vincent Canby, New York Times
‘A brilliant play. A major theatrical event.’ – Michael Billington, Guardian
“A visceral theatre experience of the highest order. For those who like their theatre strong, not tepid, it’s immensely gratifying.” –Backstage
The Smith family hatch a plan to murder their estranged matriarch for her insurance money and hire Killer Joe Cooper, a police detective and part-time contract killer, to do the job. Once he enters the trailer, their simple plan spirals out of control. Letts’s unforgettable first play is “a tense, gut-twisting thriller ride” and has been performed in fifteen countries in twelve languages (Chicago Tribune). The film adaptation, released in 2011 and starring Matthew Mc Conaghey, is “written with merciless black humor…one hell of a movie” (Roger Ebert).
Tracy Letts was awarded the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play for August: Osage County, which premiered at Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 2007 before playing Broadway, London’s National Theatre, and a forty-week US tour. Other plays include Pulitzer Prize finalist Man from Nebraska; Killer Joe, which was adapted into a critically acclaimed film; and Bug, which has played in New York, Chicago, and London and was adapted into a film. Letts is an ensemble member of Steppenwolf Theatre Company and garnered a Tony Award for his performance in the Broadway revival of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
A propos de l’auteur
TRACY LETTS has been a Steppenwolf ensemble since 2002. He was awarded the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play
August: Osage County, which played on Broadway for over a year, following a sold-out run at Steppenwolf in 2007.
August also enjoyed a sold-out engagement at London’s National Theatre and a U.S. National Tour in summer 2009. Other accolades include five Tony Awards (including Best Play), an Olivier Award and six Jeff Awards (including Best Play). Mr. Letts is also the author of
Superior Donuts, which had its world premiere at Steppenwolf in 2008 and opened on Broadway in 2009;
Man from Nebraska, which was produced at Steppenwolf in 2003 and was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize;
Killer Joe, which has been produced in Chicago, London and New York; and
Bug, which has played in New York, Chicago and London. He has appeared at Steppenwolf in
Betrayal, The Pillowman, Last of the Boys, The Pain and the Itch, The Dresser, Homebody/Kabul, The Dazzle, Glengarry Glen Ross (also in Dublin and Toronto),
Three Days of Rain, Road to Nirvana, Picasso at the Lapin Agile and the Steppenwolf for Young Adults production of
The Glass Menagerie. Other Chicago stage credits include
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (A Red Orchid Theatre),
Conquest of the South Pole (Famous Door),
Bouncers (the Next Lab) and his directorial debut at the Lookingglass Theatre with
Great Men of Science Nos. 21 and 22. He also appeared in
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre, directed by ensemble member Amy Morton. Television credits include:
The District, Profiler, Prison Break, The Drew Carey Show, Seinfeld and
Home Improvement. Film appearances include
Guinevere, U.S. Marshals and
Chicago Cab.
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