Killer Joe
- Full Length Play, Dark Comedy, Present Day, Contemporary
- 3M, 2F
- ISBN: 9780573627361
Set in Dallas, Killer Joe revels in its white trash stereotypes, and gives you permission to do the same; it's pulp fiction which has it both ways, deriving humor from dirty realism. It's slick, it's well constructed, it knows exactly where it's going.
New York Daily News
Description
- Full Length Play
- Dark Comedy
- Time Period: Present Day, Contemporary
- Target Audience: Adult
- Set Requirements: Interior Set
- Cautions: Alcohol, Smoking, Intense Adult Themes, Gun Shots, Nudity/Partial Nudity, Strong Language
- Performance Group:
- College Theatre / Student, Professional Theatre
REVIEWS:
Set in Dallas, Killer Joe revels in its white trash stereotypes, and gives you permission to do the same; it's pulp fiction which has it both ways, deriving humor from dirty realism. It's slick, it's well constructed, it knows exactly where it's going.
New York Daily News
Characters
- Casting: 3M, 2F
- Casting Attributes: Ensemble cast, Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)
SHARLA SMITH - Chris's stepmother, early thirties
ANSEL SMITH - Chris's father, 38 years old
DOTTIE SMITH - Chris's sister, 20 years old
KILLER JOE COOPER - Mid thirties
Available Material
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Killer Joe Script
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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. |
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