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Joe Sutton

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Joe Sutton is an American playwright.[1] He teaches playwrighting at Dartmouth College. He is the son of actor Frank Sutton, most famous for playing Sgt. Carter on Gomer Pyle – USMC.

His play Voir Dire opened in 1995 at the Seattle Repertory Theatre. The play received attention after the O. J. Simpson murder case and the sequestered jury deliberating a case with strong racial overtones and divisive social implications.[2] His play Complicit, was directed by Kevin Spacey and premiered at The Old Vic in London on January 3, 2009.[3][4]

Publication

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  • Restoring The Sun
  • The Third Army

References

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  1. ^ "Joe Sutton". www.doollee.com.
  2. ^ Berson, Misha (1996), American Theatre, Sandusky, Ohio: Theatre Communications Group, p. 6, ISSN 8750-3255.
  3. ^ Cook, Mark (January 3, 2009). "Theatre preview: Complicit, London". The Guardian. London.
  4. ^ "The Old Vic". Archived from the original on 2008-12-19. Retrieved 2009-01-16.