Post Gazette: "When 'Superior Donuts' followed on the heels of Tracy Letts' award-winning 'August: Osage County' and 'Killer Joe' before that, critics seemed to be stymied. That Mr. Letts could come out of those deep, dark places and land in a sweet shop with friendship and redemption on the menu seemed like sugar overload by comparison.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Playwright Tracy Letts sweetens the recipe -- a little -- with 'Superior Donuts'
Post Gazette: "When 'Superior Donuts' followed on the heels of Tracy Letts' award-winning 'August: Osage County' and 'Killer Joe' before that, critics seemed to be stymied. That Mr. Letts could come out of those deep, dark places and land in a sweet shop with friendship and redemption on the menu seemed like sugar overload by comparison.
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I didn't get to see this play when it was in New York, but I did read it recently, and what I like about this play is its pure sensitivity. Letts' "August: Osage County" is easily one of the most exciting play's I've ever read/seen because the energy never stops flowing. Here, the same is true, but Letts brings in a quiet trust among his characters that makes them softer than the fighting family in "August" but no less interesting. I hope to see it while it's here if I get the chance!
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