The 'Punk Rock' Return of Carrie Coon
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Key Points:
- Carrie Coon is returning to Broadway after a four-year hiatus to star in Bug, a play written by her husband, Tracy Letts, which explores themes of paranoia and desperation through the characters Agnes White and Peter Evans.
- The play, nearly 30 years old, is making its long-awaited Broadway debut following successful stagings at Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre, with the original cast reprising their roles.
- Coon relates deeply to her character Agnes, a grieving mother caught in a web of conspiracy and loss, especially after becoming a mother herself, which has heightened her emotional connection to the role.
- The rise of conspiracy theories and the current socio-political climate, including the influence of AI and technocracy, have made
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