Content Transparency Statement: Downstate

Playwrights Horizons is committed to sharing information with our audiences about any topics or sensory experiences which people may find triggering or distressing in advance of attending any of our productions or events.

Downstate contains mature content and themes including:

• Discussions and sometimes graphic descriptions of child abuse, rape, sexual assault, and pedophilia 
• Graphic depiction of self-harm, including a simulated suicide by hanging
• Drug use

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: https://afsp.org/about-afsp

If you have any specific questions about content, age-appropriateness, or stage effects (such as strobe lights or theatrical fog) not listed that might have a bearing on patron comfort, please utilize our Audience Services Form or contact the box office directly at 212 279 4200 or tickets@phnyc.org.