Photo by Joan Marcus
Trailer: Downstate
Video
Downstate
Mainstage Theater
Downstate runs 2 hours 25 minutes with one intermisison.
| SUN | MON | TUES | WED | THU | FRI | SAT |
| OCT 28 * 8:00 PM | OCT 29 * 2:30 PM 8:00 PM | |||||
| OCT 30 * 2:30 PM | OCT 31 | NOV 1 * 7:00 PM | NOV 2 * 7:00 PM ◼ | NOV 3 * 7:00 PM | NOV 4 * 8:00 PM | NOV 5 * 2:30 PM 8:00 PM |
| NOV 6 * 2:30 PM ◼ | NOV 7 | NOV 8 * 7:00 PM | NOV 9 * 7:00 PM | NOV 10 * 8:00 PM | NOV 11 * 8:00 PM | NOV 12 * 2:30 PM 8:00 PM |
| NOV 13 | NOV 14 | NOV 15 7:00 PM | NOV 16 7:00PM | NOV 17 8:00 PM | NOV 18 8:00 PM | NOV 19 2:30 PM 5:00 PM ◄ 8:00 PM |
| NOV 20 7:30 PM | NOV 21 | NOV 22 | NOV 23 | NOV 24 | NOV 25 8:00 PM | NOV 26 2:30 PM 8:00 PM |
| NOV 27 2:30 PM 7:30 PM | NOV 28 | NOV 29 7:00 PM + | NOV 30 7:00 PM | DEC 1 8:00 PM # | DEC 2 8:00 PM | DEC 3 2:30 PM 5:00 PM ◄ 8:00 PM |
| DEC 4 2:30 PM ⦿ 7:30 PM | DEC 5 | DEC 6 7:00 PM | DEC 7 7:00 PM | DEC 8 8:00 PM | DEC 9 8:00 PM | DEC 10 2:30 PM 8:00 PM |
| DEC 11 2:30 PM 7:30 PM | DEC 12 | DEC 13 7:00 PM | DEC 14 7:00 PM | DEC 15 8:00 PM | DEC 16 8:00 PM | DEC 17 2:30 PM 8:00PM |
| DEC 18 2:30PM 7:30PM | DEC 19 | DEC 20 7:00 PM | DEC 21 7:00 PM | DEC 22 8:00 PM | DEC 23 | DEC 24 |
| DEC 25 | DEC 26 | DEC 27 7:00 PM | DEC 28 7:00 PM | DEC 29 8:00 PM | DEC 30 8:00 PM | DEC 31 |
| JAN 1 | JAN 2 | JAN 3 7:00 PM | JAN 4 7:00 PM | JAN 5 8:00 PM | JAN 6 8:00 PM | JAN 7 2:30 PM 8:00 PM |
| Preview Performance * |
Special Programming Discussions on Downstate◄ Playwrights Horizons' free discussion series for Bruce Norris' Downstate, curated by artist and organizer Sivan Battat, will highlight the work of activists, academics, and abolitionists working to dream and actualize new avenues of healing after sexual violence, on both the systemic and the communal level. Purchase not necessary, but pre-registration via this form is required. November 19th @ 5:00 pm: "Care is the Antidote to Violence” These conversations will explore cycles of harm, and how we might interrupt them through transformation, rather than punishment. This programming has received generous support from the Roy Cockrum Foundation. Talkback / Post-Performance Discussion ◼ |
For a full list of accessible performances and access to $30 tickets, please visit: phnyc.org/accessibility ASL Interpreted Performance + Closed captioning: We will be offering closed captioning via the free app GalaPro at select performances. |
Content Transparency Statement: Downstate is appropriate for audiences 16+ and contains graphic descriptions of child abuse and rape. There are also graphic depictions of self-harm and reference to drug use. If you would like more detailed information, please click here to read our full Content Transparency Statement for this production.
Reviews“Critic’s Pick! This deep, dark tragicomedy pokes and prods at our compassion, checks the pulse on our sense of justice, taps our reflex response to charm. And charm, in this play, is both a tool of the predators’ trade and a survival skill.”
— The New York Times“Brilliant, risky, and in-your-face, Bruce Norris’s shocking, controversial ‘Downstate’ is the season’s best play so far.”
— New York Post
