Downstate
Published on 14. March 2019
128 pages
978-1-78850-161-3 (ISBN)
Description
In downstate Illinois, four men convicted of sex crimes against minors share a group home where they live out their lives in the shadow of the offences they committed. A man shows up to confront his childhood abuser - but does he want closure or retribution?
Bruce Norris's provocative play Downstate zeroes in on the limits of our compassion and what happens when society deems anyone beyond forgiveness.
Downstate received its UK premiere at the National Theatre, London, in March 2019, in the same production which had its world premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago, in September 2018.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
File size
1,09 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78850-161-3 (9781788501613)
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Bruce Norris's other plays include
The Low Road,
Purple Heart,
The Pain and the Itch and
Clybourne Park, which won the Pulitzer and the Tony in the US, and the Olivier and Evening Standard Awards in the UK.
Content
- Intro
- Title page
- Contents
- Original Production
- Dedication
- Characters
- Setting
- Downstate
- ACT ONE
- ACT TWO
- About the Author
- Copyright and Performing Rights Information
