{"product_id":"9780573701054","title":"Killer Joe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"One of the best American plays of the past quarter century.\" - Terry Teachout, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An immensely entertaining pop artifact. Written with neon-lit flamboyance.\" - Vincent Canby, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A brilliant play. A major theatrical event.\" - Michael Billington, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Samuel French, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47815766769904,"sku":"9780573701054","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780573701054_p0.jpg?v=1763720016","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780573701054","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}