The play was produced then premiered in 1993 at the Next Theatre Lab, in Evanston, Illinois, directed by Wilson Milam.
[1] After a successful run, Killer Joe was transferred to the Traverse Theatre at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
[citation needed] Killer Joe was revived Off-Broadway at the Soho Playhouse in October 1998 until 13 June 1999, starring Scott Glenn, Amanda Plummer and Michael Shannon.
[5] In 2018, Killer Joe opened at the Trafalgar Studio, London, starring Orlando Bloom, Sophie Cookson, Adam Gillen, Steffan Rhodri and Neve McIntosh.
[8] Killer Joe is set in a trailer park in Mesquite, Texas, in present day.