by Bruce Norris
directed by Ron May
TWO WEEKEND ENGAGEMENT ONLY
In downstate Illinois, at a group home for registered sex offenders, four men are living with the realities of post-incarcerated life when a man shows up to confront the piano teacher convicted of abusing him as a child. Question is, does he want closure or retribution? The New York Times hailed DOWNSTATE as, “…the kind of play that takes over your body gradually. Its tension seeps into your limbs, settles tautly in your solar plexus and does not leave.”
“[DOWNSTATE is] a stunning demonstration of the power of narrative art to tackle a taboo, to compel us to look at a controversial topic from novel perspectives. …proof positive that you can love a play that turns you inside out." - The Washington Post
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