Joe Sutton is an American playwright. He teaches
playwrighting at
Dartmouth College
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. He is the son of actor
Frank Sutton
Frank Spencer Sutton (October 23, 1923 – June 28, 1974) was an American actor best remembered for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter on the CBS television series '' Gomer Pyle – USMC''.
Early life
Born in Clarksville, Tenness ...
, most famous for playing Sgt. Carter on ''
Gomer Pyle – USMC
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''.
His play ''Voir Dire'' opened in 1995 at the
Seattle Repertory Theatre
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and the sequestered jury deliberating a case with strong racial overtones and divisive social implications.
[.] His play ''
Complicit
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'', was directed by
Kevin Spacey
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and premiered at
The Old Vic
The Old Vic is a 1,000-seat, nonprofit producing theatre in Waterloo, London, England. It was established in 1818 as the Royal Coburg Theatre, and renamed in 1833 the Royal Victoria Theatre. In 1871 it was rebuilt and reopened as the Royal ...
in London on January 3, 2009.
Publication
*''Restoring The Sun''
*''The Third Army''
References
Living people
American dramatists and playwrights
Year of birth missing (living people)
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