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Celebrate Chicago! We have launched another Pulitzer playwright! In 2008, Tracy Letts, from Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company won the Pulitzer Prize for his gripping drama August: Osage County. Since then, he has been a Pulitzer finalist twice with Man from Nebraska and The Minutes. Additionally, he is an award-winning actor, garnering a Tony award for his portrayal of George in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? He has appeared in several feature films, most recently as Henry Ford in Ford v Ferrari. This course will examine Mr. Letts’s work as an actor, viewing his performance in Steven Spielberg’s The Post as well as analyzing his Tony award-winning play, Superior Donuts, a tender-hearted story of friendship and compassion set right here Chicago! ***Study group participants will read the script of the play which is provided.

Coordinator:  JoAnn Galuzzi