Bug: A Play
An ensemble member at the Steppenwolf Theater, Tracy Letts is an actor, director, and playwright, who has appeared in several motion pictures and television shows in addition to his stage credits. His first playKiller Joewas a blockbuster hit on London's West End in 1993 and won the Fringe First Award from the Edinburgh Theater Festival. The Barrow Street Theater production ofBugwas the winner of the 2004 Lortel Award for Outstanding Play. Also, Letts's screenplay ofBugwill soon be filmed, starring Ashley Judd and Michael Shannon, and directed by William Friedkin. His most recent playMan From Nebraskawas named one ofTimemagazine's ten best theater events of 2003 and was a finalist for the 2004 Pulitzer Prize in Drama. Letts is the recipient of the 2005 21st Century Award from the Chicago Public Library Foundation. He divides his time between New York City and Chicago.