KILLER JOE Starts Tonight at the Players' Ring

Traubert Productions presents Tracy Letts' KILLER JOE at The Players' Ring in Portsmouth, NH. Performance dates are tonight, October 16 - November 1, 2015. Fridays at 8pm. Saturday 10/17 and 10/24 at 8pm. Special Saturday 10/31 at 9pm after The Portsmouth Halloween Parade. Sunday 10/18 and 10/25 at 7pm. Sunday 11/1 at 3pm. Directed by Todd Hunter. The Players' Ring is located at 105 Marcy Street, near Prescott Park. Tickets are $15-cash or credit at the door or online at http://playersring.org/box-office/ . Phone reservations can be made at 603.436.8123.

In KILLER JOE, the Smith family (Kyle Milner, Jessica Miller, Jennifer Henry, Michael Towle) hatch a plan to murder their estranged matriarch for her insurance money. They hire Killer Joe Cooper (Matthew Schofield), a police detective and part-time contract killer, to do the job. Once he enters their trailer, their simple plan spirals out of control.

Letts' shocking and unforgettable first play, originally staged in 1993 in a cramped theater in Evanston, Illinois, quickly became a must-see and ran for eight months before later runs in Edinburgh, New York, and London, including four months on the West End.

"A tense, gut-twisting thriller ride in the theater. An astonishing piece of work." - Chicago Tribune

Since 1992, the mission of THE PLAYERS' RING has been to promote the efforts of local artists through the production of original works, while providing an affordable theatre space to local production companies.

Photo by Jasmin Hunter Photography