A man consumed with loneliness encounters another sitting on a bench in Central Park and strikes up a conversation stating "I've been to the Zoo". The two are eventually drawn into a shocking act of violence. The play contains elements of realism as well as theatre of the absurd becoming multi-textured work expressing themes of isolation, the need for human connection and class differences in American society.
The play is one of the most frequently produced works by Albee (author of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and "A Delicate Balance").
When Chris finds himself in debt to a drug lord, he and his father hire Killer Joe – a cop who moonlights as a hit man – to kill Chris’s despised mother for insurance money.
When Chris can't pay Joe’s asking price upfront for the job, Joe sets his sight on Dottie (Chris’s younger sister) as his “retainer”, which sets the stage for a bloody aftermath.
This exciting first play by the author of August: Osage County premiered at Chicago’s Steppenwolf before going on to acclaimed productions in London and New York.
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