Carrie Coon and Tracy Letts Want to Get Under Your Skin
The New York Times••entertainment
Key Points:
- Tracy Letts, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, and his wife Carrie Coon, a prominent actress, collaborate on works exploring deep American anxieties and societal issues.
- Their play "Bug," starring Coon and currently in previews at the Manhattan Theater Club, delves into conspiracy theories through the story of a working-class Oklahoma woman and was originally seen as a sci-fi piece in the 1990s.
- Letts' body of work, including "The Minutes" and "August: Osage County," critically examines American history, family dysfunction, and cultural tensions, earning significant acclaim and awards.
- Besides his playwriting, Letts is gaining recognition as a screen actor, notably appearing in Kathryn Bigelow’s film "
