It was announced that Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Bruce Norris’s play, Downstate, will have its Broadway premiere this fall. Directed by three-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello, Downstate will begin previews Saturday, October 17, at the Booth Theatre for a limited 12-week engagement. Opening night is set for Sunday, November 15.
From its sensation-causing 2018 world premiere at Steppenwolf Theatre Company to its acclaimed UK premiere at the National Theatre in 2019 and its decorated New York premiere at Playwrights Horizons in 2022, Downstate has provoked fierce debate, outraged countless commentators, and held audiences in an ever-tightening comic and moral vise. Now, after a protracted eight-year journey, one of the most fearless American plays of the modern era finally arrives on Broadway.
What is Downstate on Broadway about?
In downstate Illinois, four men convicted of sex crimes against minors live together in a group home, their every movement governed by restrictions that continue to close in around them. The house’s fragile order begins to fracture as an accuser arrives to confront his abuser, bringing with him a storm of unspoken memories. Shockingly funny, savage and furiously political, Bruce Norris’s play pulls audiences into a world where punishment is unending, compassion itself can feel like a transgression, and forgiveness is always out of reach.
Who will be in the cast of Downstate on Broadway?
The Broadway cast of Downstate will feature Cassie Beck, two-time Tony Award nominee K. Todd Freeman, Evening Standard Award nominee Francis Guinan, Adrian Martinez, Al’Jaleel McGhee, Tony Award nominee Thomas Sadoski, Ivy Wolk, and Emmy Award winner Liza Colón-Zayas.
Who will be on the creative team of Downstate on Broadway?
The creative team for Downstate will include three-time Tony Award-winning scenic designer Scott Pask, Tony and two-time Academy Award-winning costume designer Ann Roth, Drama Desk Award-winning lighting designer Heather Gilbert, and Tony Award-winning sound designer Mikaal Sulaiman.
Where can I find official tickets to Downstate on Broadway?
Broadway Direct is an official ticket seller of Downstate on Broadway. Tickets can be found here.
