Beth Allen, along with her boyfriend Charlie McDermott, will be on stage together in the play Killer Joe by Tracy Letts.
Beth and Charlie play a brother and sister in the play, though according to Beth “There is a edge of inappropriateness to Dottie and Chris’s relationship. It is a totally different character to Brooke on Shortland Street; Dottie is sexually unaware, while at the same time providing some of the play’s most shocking moments.”
[edit] Thanks to Hanna/Jaco for sourcing the Beth Allen promotional shot for Killer Joe. Check out the Facebook page for the production here, it features more pics and info.
The production will run in September 11th – October 3rd 2009, with an opening/preview night on the 10th September, running at The Basement theatre in Auckland. The website does not have info on the play yet though.
More info can be found on Voxy News here (also below), Scoop and also there’s info on the play itself ‘Killer Joe’ here.
From Voxy News:
As Black As Texan Oil
The Basement Theatre presents KILLER JOE A play by Tracy Letts
Move over True Blood: the real trailer trash are coming to town The Basement Theatre, in fact, from September 11th. Heads roll, shatter and blow in Killer Joe, the savagely funny, pitch-black comedy by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright Tracy Letts, making its New Zealand debut.
The play focuses on the Smith family, a greedy, vindictive clan of trailer-trash Texans who hatch a plan to murder their estranged, naggy, alcoholic matriarch to cash in on her insurance policy. Unable to bring themselves to do the deed, they hire Killer Joe Cooper, a full-time cop, part-time contract killer. Once he steps into their trailer, their simple plan quickly spirals out of control.
Shortland Street star Beth Allen appears with real-life love Charlie McDermott (last seen in Silo Theatre’s The Little Dog Laughed) as Dottie, the ingenue younger sister to McDermott’s Chris. “There is a edge of inappropriateness to Dottie and Chris’s relationship”, says Allen. “It is a totally different character to Brooke on Shortland Street; Dottie is sexually unaware, while at the same time providing some of the play’s most shocking moments.”
Alongside them, playing their parents, are Sarah Wiseman (Mercy Peak, Outrageous Fortune) and Craig Hall (Outrageous Fortune’s slippery Nicky). Wiseman and Hall are thrilled to be portraying the brazen Sharla and clueless Ansel. “The family live on a diet of television, fast food and bad decisions,” says Wiseman. “It is fantastic to be part of such a visceral, in-your-face theatre experience.” Colin Moy (In My Father’s Den) will appear as Joe, the well-heeled contract killer who throws the family into disarray.
Black as Texan oil and funny as hell, Killer Joe will be a wild night out at the theatre. Lock up your daughters: Killer Joe is on the loose.
“Deeply Funny [it has] the addictive pull of a classic thriller”
- The New York Times
Killer Joe plays September 11th – October 3rd 2009 (no shows on Sunday) Preview Night: September 10th 2009 8PM The Basement Theatre, Lower Greys Avenue, Auckland CBD Tickets: Preview: $20, Adults: $30, Concessions: $25, Actors Equity: $20 Bookings through iticket – www.iticket.co.nz, or 09 … Door sales also available on the night.
That picture/photo of Beth is freaky!
[...] Morning NZ spoke to Beth Allen about her upcoming play Killer Joe which she produces and stars in (as Dottie). She also talks about her acting and stage career. [...]