Marc Miller takes a look at Downstate at Playwrights Horizons:
A tough one, this. Bruce Norris's Downstate, now playing at Playwrights Horizons, plunks us down into a repellent environment, one we'd never choose to find ourselves in, and shakes our assumptions and challenges our prejudices for two and a half hours, all the while keeping us largely riveted. It feels honest, it zips by, and it's something we haven't had a lot of lately: a well-made play. |
