Killer Joe
By: by Tracy Letts
Series: Samuel French acting edition; Samuel French acting edition
Publisher: Samuel French
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 82
ISBN-13: 9780573701054
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Dysfunctional families; Drama; Family secrets; Plays; Play
Description: This exciting first play by the author of August: Osage County, premiered at Chicago's Steppenwolf before going on to acclaimed productions in London and New York. Hired by the dissolute Smith family to murder the matriarch for insurance money, Killer Joe takes the daughter to bed as a retainer against his final payoff, which sets in motion a bloody aftermath as the "hit man" meets his match.-- Publisher's note.