Joe Sutton is an American playwright. He teaches

playwrighting A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays. Etymology The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...

at Dartmouth College. 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, U.S.M.C.''. Early life Born in Clarksville, Tennessee, ...

. His play ''Voir Dire'' opened in 1995 at the Seattle Repertory Theatre. The play received attention after the

O. J. Simpson murder case ''The People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson'' was a criminal trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court starting in 1994, in which O. J. Simpson, a former National Football League (NFL) player, broadcaster and actor, was t ...

and the sequestered jury deliberating a case with strong racial overtones and divisive social implications.. His play '' Complicit'', was directed by Kevin Spacey and premiered at The Old Vic 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) {{US-playwright-stub