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'''Tracy Letts''' (born 4 July 1965) is an American ] and ]. He received the ] in 2007 for his play, '']''.
'''Tracy Letts''' (born ], ], ])<ref>{{cite news | author= | title=Deutsche Erstaufführung des Off-Bradway-Erfolges von 2004 | url=http://www.theaterszene-koeln.de/stueck.php?id=18749 | work=Theaterszene Köln: Stücke | date= | accessdate=2008-07-03}}</ref> is a Pulitzer Prize–winning ] ] and ]. He has been an ensemble member of the ] since 2002.<ref>{{cite news | author= | title=Tracy Letts's Productions at Steppenwolf | url=http://www.steppenwolf.org/ensemble/members/productions.aspx?id=41 | work=Steppenwolf Theatre Company | date=2008 | accessdate=2008-07-03}}</ref>


==Biography== ==Biography==
Letts is the son of the best-selling ] ], and the late one-time college ], later ] ].<ref name=nyt> {{cite news | author=Associated Press | title=Dennis Letts, 73, a Professor Who Became Broadway Actor, Dies | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/25/theater/25letts.html?_r=1&em&ex=1204606800 | work=The New York Times | date=2008-02-25 | accessdate=2008-07-03}}</ref> His brother Shawn is a ] and composer. He also has a brother, Dana. Tracy grew up in ] and he graduated from ]. After graduating in the early 80s he moved to ]. He stayed there for two years, while he waited tables and worked in telemarketing, and he also got the part in a one-man play, Jerry Flemmons' ''O Dammit!'', which was part of a ''New Playwrights Series'' sponsored by the ]. Letts was born in ] to best-selling ] ], and the late one-time college ] and ] ].<ref name=nyt> {{cite news | author=Associated Press | title=Dennis Letts, 73, a Professor Who Became Broadway Actor, Dies | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/25/theater/25letts.html?_r=1&em&ex=1204606800 | work=The New York Times | date=2008-02-25 | accessdate=2008-07-03}}</ref> His brother Shawn is a ] and composer. He also has a brother, Dana. Tracy grew up in ] and he graduated from ]. After graduating in the early 80s he moved to ]. He stayed there for two years, while he waited tables and worked in telemarketing, and he also got the part in a one-man play, Jerry Flemmons' ''O Dammit!'', which was part of a ''New Playwrights Series'' sponsored by the ].


Letts moved to ] at the age of 20, and worked for the next 11 years at ] and ]. In 1991, a time when he had an alcohol problem, he wrote the play ''Killer Joe''. (He would later join ], and has been sober ever since.) Two years later, the play premiered at the ] in Chicago and then at 29th Street Rep in NYC. Since then, ''Killer Joe'' has been performed in at least 15 countries in 12 languages.<ref name=observer>{{cite news | author=Carlton Stowers | title=Sweet Revenge | url=http://dallasobserver.com/2003-11-27/news/sweet-revenge | work=The Dallas Observer | date=27 November 2003| accessdate=2008-07-03}}</ref> In 2008, he won a Tony for ''August: Osage County''. Letts moved to ] at the age of 20, and worked for the next 11 years at ] and ].<ref>{{cite news | author= | title=Tracy Letts's Productions at Steppenwolf | url=http://www.steppenwolf.org/ensemble/members/productions.aspx?id=41 | work=Steppenwolf Theatre Company | date=2008 | accessdate=2008-07-03}}</ref> In 1991, a time when he had an alcohol problem, he wrote the play ''Killer Joe''. (He would later join ], and has been sober ever since.) Two years later, the play premiered at the ] in Chicago and then at 29th Street Rep in NYC. Since then, ''Killer Joe'' has been performed in at least 15 countries in 12 languages.<ref name=observer>{{cite news | author=Carlton Stowers | title=Sweet Revenge | url=http://dallasobserver.com/2003-11-27/news/sweet-revenge | work=The Dallas Observer | date=27 November 2003| accessdate=2008-07-03}}</ref> In 2008, he won a Tony for ''August: Osage County''.


His mother Billie Letts has said about his writing, "I try to be upbeat and funny. Everybody in Tracy's stories gets naked or dead."<ref name=observer/>Every one of the three plays he's written is about people struggling with moral and spiritual questions. He says he has drawn inspiration from the plays of ] and the novels of ] and ]. Letts considers sound to be a very strong storytelling tool for theater.<ref>{{cite web | author=Aifen Wang | title=In-your-face Theatre with In Your Face Sound Design | url=http://www.stageresearch.com/showcases/indexArchived.aspx?0612_showcase.html | publisher=Stage Research | date=2008 | accessdate=2008-07-03}}</ref> His mother Billie Letts has said about his writing, "I try to be upbeat and funny. Everybody in Tracy's stories gets naked or dead."<ref name=observer/>Every one of the three plays he's written is about people struggling with moral and spiritual questions. He says he has drawn inspiration from the plays of ] and the novels of ] and ]. Letts considers sound to be a very strong storytelling tool for theater.<ref>{{cite web | author=Aifen Wang | title=In-your-face Theatre with In Your Face Sound Design | url=http://www.stageresearch.com/showcases/indexArchived.aspx?0612_showcase.html | publisher=Stage Research | date=2008 | accessdate=2008-07-03}}</ref>
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Tracy Letts
Occupation(s)Playwright, actor
AwardsPulitzer Prize for Drama
2008 August: Osage County

Tracy Letts (born 4 July 1965) is an American playwright and actor. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2007 for his play, August: Osage County.

Biography

Letts was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma to best-selling author Billie Letts, and the late one-time college professor and actor Dennis Letts. His brother Shawn is a jazz musician and composer. He also has a brother, Dana. Tracy grew up in Durant, Oklahoma and he graduated from Durant High School. After graduating in the early 80s he moved to Dallas. He stayed there for two years, while he waited tables and worked in telemarketing, and he also got the part in a one-man play, Jerry Flemmons' O Dammit!, which was part of a New Playwrights Series sponsored by the Southern Methodist University.

Letts moved to Chicago at the age of 20, and worked for the next 11 years at Steppenwolf and Famous Door. In 1991, a time when he had an alcohol problem, he wrote the play Killer Joe. (He would later join Alcoholics Anonymous, and has been sober ever since.) Two years later, the play premiered at the Next Lab Theater in Chicago and then at 29th Street Rep in NYC. Since then, Killer Joe has been performed in at least 15 countries in 12 languages. In 2008, he won a Tony for August: Osage County.

His mother Billie Letts has said about his writing, "I try to be upbeat and funny. Everybody in Tracy's stories gets naked or dead."Every one of the three plays he's written is about people struggling with moral and spiritual questions. He says he has drawn inspiration from the plays of Tennessee Williams and the novels of William Faulkner and Jim Thompson. Letts considers sound to be a very strong storytelling tool for theater.

Work

Writer

Actor

Stage

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Awards
  • 2008 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play - August: Osage County
  • 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama - August: Osage County
  • 2008 Tony Award for Best Play - August: Osage County
Nominations
  • 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama - Man from Nebraska

References

  1. Associated Press (2008-02-25). "Dennis Letts, 73, a Professor Who Became Broadway Actor, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
  2. "Tracy Letts's Productions at Steppenwolf". Steppenwolf Theatre Company. 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
  3. ^ Carlton Stowers (27 November 2003). "Sweet Revenge". The Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2008-07-03.
  4. Aifen Wang (2008). "In-your-face Theatre with In Your Face Sound Design". Stage Research. Retrieved 2008-07-03.

External links


Pulitzer Prize for Drama: Authors


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