UW–Madison alumna Carrie Coon was recently featured in the New York Times in an article headlined “Carrie Coon and Tracy Letts Want to Get Under Your Skin.”
The Times article spotlights Coon and her husband, playwright Tracy Letts, and their latest project, “Bug,” which recently opened on Broadway at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. The play is making its Broadway debut 30 years after it was first staged in London.
Set in Oklahoma, the play centers on a waitress (played by Coon) who meets a drifter in a motel. According to the New York Times, “The motel has an insect problem; the characters have drug and relationship problems, and the combination leads to paranoid fears about government experiments.”
Reviewing an earlier Off Broadway production, New York Times critic Ben Brantley described “Bug” as “obscenely exciting.”
Coon is an award-winning actor known for her work spanning stage, television, and film. A graduate of UW’s Department of Theatre and Drama with an MFA in acting, she honed her craft on stages in Wisconsin and beyond before breaking through on television with roles in “The Leftovers” and “Fargo.” She has since appeared in a wide range of projects, including “The Gilded Age,” “Gone Girl,” and “The White Lotus,” where she was recently nominated for a Primetime Emmy.
Learn more about “Bug” on Broadway.