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9781559364515 English 1559364513 "One of our most valuable playwrights."--"Time Out New York""A hideously funny tabloid noir. . . . Letts' balance of irony and empathy continues to impress."--"LA Weekly"A definitively dysfunctional family gives in to its basest instincts and is forced to face hidden truths in this twisted modern-day fairy tale by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "August: Osage County." Performed in fifteen countries and twelve languages since its 1998 stage debut, "Killer Joe" is "a terrifically tasty potboiler. . . . It has the enjoyable hairpin turns of the standard mystery thriller, but it's the skewed shifting relationships that keep you hooked" ("The New York Times"). Now a critically acclaimed film adapted by the playwright and starring Matthew McConaughey, "Killer Joe" is also set to make its Broadway premiere in fall 2014.Tracy Letts is the author of the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play "August: Osage County" (as well as the feature film adaptation starring Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts). His other plays include "Bug," "Superior Donuts," and "Man from Nebraska," a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He is an ensemble member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago as playwright and actor. His acting credits include Broadway's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" (Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play) and TV's "Homeland.", A definitively dysfunctional family gives in to its basest instincts and is forced to face hidden truths in this twisted modern-day fairy tale by the Pulitzer Prize'winning author of August: Osage County. Performed in fifteen countries and twelve languages since its 1998 stage debut, Killer Joe is "a terrifically tasty potboiler. . . . It has the enjoyable hairpin turns of the standard mystery thriller, but it's the skewed shifting relationships that keep you hooked" (The New York Times). Now a critically acclaimed film adapted by the playwright and starring Matthew McConaughey., Now a major motion picture by the Academy Award--winning director of The Exorcist . "One of our most valuable playwrights."-- Time Out New York "A hideously funny tabloid noir. . . . Letts's balance of irony and empathy continues to impress."-- LA Weekly A definitively dysfunctional family gives in to its basest instincts and is forced to face hidden truths in this twisted modern-day fairy tale by the Pulitzer Prize--winning author of August: Osage County . Performed in fifteen countries and twelve languages since its 1998 stage debut, Killer Joe is "a terrifically tasty potboiler. . . . It has the enjoyable hairpin turns of the standard mystery thriller, but it's the skewed shifting relationships that keep you hooked" ( The New York Times ). Now a critically acclaimed film adapted by the playwright and starring Matthew McConaughey. Tracy Letts is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-- and Tony Award--winning play August: Osage County (soon to be a feature film starring Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts). His other plays include Bug , Superior Donuts , and Man from Nebraska , a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He is an ensemble member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago as playwright and actor.
9781559364515 English 1559364513 "One of our most valuable playwrights."--"Time Out New York""A hideously funny tabloid noir. . . . Letts' balance of irony and empathy continues to impress."--"LA Weekly"A definitively dysfunctional family gives in to its basest instincts and is forced to face hidden truths in this twisted modern-day fairy tale by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "August: Osage County." Performed in fifteen countries and twelve languages since its 1998 stage debut, "Killer Joe" is "a terrifically tasty potboiler. . . . It has the enjoyable hairpin turns of the standard mystery thriller, but it's the skewed shifting relationships that keep you hooked" ("The New York Times"). Now a critically acclaimed film adapted by the playwright and starring Matthew McConaughey, "Killer Joe" is also set to make its Broadway premiere in fall 2014.Tracy Letts is the author of the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play "August: Osage County" (as well as the feature film adaptation starring Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts). His other plays include "Bug," "Superior Donuts," and "Man from Nebraska," a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He is an ensemble member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago as playwright and actor. His acting credits include Broadway's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" (Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play) and TV's "Homeland.", A definitively dysfunctional family gives in to its basest instincts and is forced to face hidden truths in this twisted modern-day fairy tale by the Pulitzer Prize'winning author of August: Osage County. Performed in fifteen countries and twelve languages since its 1998 stage debut, Killer Joe is "a terrifically tasty potboiler. . . . It has the enjoyable hairpin turns of the standard mystery thriller, but it's the skewed shifting relationships that keep you hooked" (The New York Times). Now a critically acclaimed film adapted by the playwright and starring Matthew McConaughey., Now a major motion picture by the Academy Award--winning director of The Exorcist . "One of our most valuable playwrights."-- Time Out New York "A hideously funny tabloid noir. . . . Letts's balance of irony and empathy continues to impress."-- LA Weekly A definitively dysfunctional family gives in to its basest instincts and is forced to face hidden truths in this twisted modern-day fairy tale by the Pulitzer Prize--winning author of August: Osage County . Performed in fifteen countries and twelve languages since its 1998 stage debut, Killer Joe is "a terrifically tasty potboiler. . . . It has the enjoyable hairpin turns of the standard mystery thriller, but it's the skewed shifting relationships that keep you hooked" ( The New York Times ). Now a critically acclaimed film adapted by the playwright and starring Matthew McConaughey. Tracy Letts is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-- and Tony Award--winning play August: Osage County (soon to be a feature film starring Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts). His other plays include Bug , Superior Donuts , and Man from Nebraska , a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He is an ensemble member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago as playwright and actor.