Before William Friedkin’s 2006 film starring Ashley Judd and Michael Shannon, Bug began as a play by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts (August: Osage County).
Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s acclaimed staging of the show has been revived on Broadway with Carrie Coon (Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Gone Girl) in the lead role of Agnes White.
Namir Smallwood (“American Rust”) co-stars as Peter Evans. Randall Arney, Jennifer Engstrom, and Steve Key round out the cast.
The genre-bending psychological thriller explores the unexpected and intense romance between a lonely waitress (Coon) and a mysterious drifter (Smallwood).
What begins as a simple connection between two broken people in a seedy Oklahoma motel room twists into something far more dangerous. When reality slips out of grasp, paranoia, delusion, and conspiracy take over.
Tony Award-winning director David Cromer (The Band’s Visit) helms the production.
It features scenic design by Takeshi Kata, costume design by Sarah Laux, lighting design by Heather Gilbert, sound design by Josh Schmidt, and hair & make-up by J. Jared Janas.
Following last night’s opening, Bug has been extended to run through February 22 at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in New York City. Tickets are on sale now.
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