Downstate

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 offenses they committed. A man shows up to confront his childhood abuser--but does he want closure or retribution?

Bruce Norris's new play Downstate zeroes in on the limits of our compassion and what happens when society deems anyone beyond forgiveness.

Author: Bruce Norris
Publisher: Nick Hern Books
Published: 09/17/2019
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.10w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781848428195
ISBN10: 1848428197
BISAC Categories:
- Drama | American | General

About the Author

Bruce Norris is an American actor and playwright associated with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company of Chicago.

His plays include: Downstate (Steppenwolf, 2018; National Theatre, 2019); The Low Road (Royal Court Theatre, 2013); Clybourne Park (New York, 2010; Royal Court Theatre, 2010); The Pain and the Itch (Steppenwolf, 2005; Royal Court Theatre, 2007) and Purple Heart (Steppenwolf, 2002).

His play Clybourne Park won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.