{"product_id":"killer-joe-9781559364515","title":"Killer Joe","description":"\"One of the best American plays of the past quarter century.\" - Terry Teachout, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An immensely entertaining pop artifact. Written with neon-lit flamboyance.\" - Vincent Canby, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A brilliant play. A major theatrical event.\" - Michael Billington, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A visceral theatre experience of the highest order. For those who like their theatre strong, not tepid, it's immensely gratifying.\" \u003ci\u003e-Backstage\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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 (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e). The film adaptation, released in 2011 and starring Matthew McConaghey, is \"written with merciless black humor...one hell of a movie\" (Roger Ebert). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracy Letts\u003c\/b\u003e was awarded the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play for \u003ci\u003eAugust: Osage County\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eMan from Nebraska\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eKiller Joe\u003c\/i\u003e, which was adapted into a critically acclaimed film; and \u003ci\u003eBug\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTracy Letts is a playwright, actor and ensemble member of Steppenwolf Theatre Company. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eKiller Joe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBug\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMan from Nebraska\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAugust: Osage County\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSuperior Donuts\u003c\/i\u003e and a new version of Chekhov's \u003ci\u003eThree Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the only person to win both a Tony Award for acting and a Pulitzer Prize.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Theatre Communications Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50420124778770,"sku":"9781559364515","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_839db0d5-37c8-400e-a514-be85e6940b5d.jpg?v=1729490320","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/killer-joe-9781559364515","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}