Carrie Coon Is Outstanding
Variety••entertainment
Key Points:
- Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Bug” is making its Broadway debut 30 years after its London premiere, directed by David Cormer and starring Carrie Coon as Agnes, a drug-dependent waitress drawn into paranoia with Gulf War veteran Peter, played by Namir Smallwood.
- Set in a 1990s Oklahoma motel, the psychological horror thriller explores themes of paranoia, mental illness, and the human need for connection through Agnes and Peter’s intense, destructive relationship.
- The production features immersive set design by Takeshi Kata and effective lighting and sound that ground the audience in the play’s unsettling atmosphere, with a notable mid-act set change highlighting the characters’ descent into psychosis.
- Carrie Coon delivers a
