{"product_id":"downstate-9781848428195","title":"Downstate","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 offenses they committed. A man shows up to confront his childhood abuser--but does he want closure or retribution? \u003cp\u003e Bruce Norris's new play \u003ci\u003eDownstate\u003c\/i\u003e zeroes in on the limits of our compassion and what happens when society deems anyone beyond forgiveness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBruce Norris is an American actor and playwright associated with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company of Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHis plays include: \u003cem\u003eDownstate\u003c\/em\u003e (Steppenwolf, 2018; National Theatre, 2019); \u003cem\u003eThe Low Road\u003c\/em\u003e (Royal Court Theatre, 2013); \u003cem\u003eClybourne Park\u003c\/em\u003e (New York, 2010; Royal Court Theatre, 2010); \u003cem\u003eThe Pain and the Itch\u003c\/em\u003e (Steppenwolf, 2005; Royal Court Theatre, 2007) and \u003cem\u003ePurple Heart\u003c\/em\u003e (Steppenwolf, 2002).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHis play \u003cem\u003eClybourne Park\u003c\/em\u003e won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nick Hern Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50545185423634,"sku":"9781848428195","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0b7aed73-9050-4bc2-8c81-814711680f2a.jpg?v=1731542025","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/downstate-9781848428195","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}