Pulitzer Winner Tracy Letts Opens KILLER JOE 2/20
by Gabrielle Sierra
- Feb 9, 2009
In the Baltimore premiere of Killer Joe by Tracy Letts, the Smith family, mired by economic turmoil, is forced to squeeze into a small trailer on the outskirts of Dallas, TX. Chris Smith, the family's outcast son, needs a quick solution to his mounting debt and ruthless collectors. Chris stumbles upon Killer Joe Cooper, a detective who moonlights as a can't-miss hit-man, and he cooks up a sinister scheme targeting his mother's large life insurance policy.
Tracy Letts, who was recently awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Drama Desk Award and Tony Award for Best Play for his play, August: Osage County, is the son to Best-Selling author Billie Letts and actor Dennis Letts.
