Humans

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“A kind, warm, beautifully observed and deeply moving new play, a celebration of working-class familial imperfection and affection and a game-changing work for this gifted young playwright. “Chicago Tribune”
Karam is in rare form here, showing a remarkable ear for the way families converse For all the characters woes, this is a warm, funny, sharply observed portrait of their abiding connections with one another. “Time Out Chicago”
Breaking with tradition, Erik Blake has brought his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter s apartment in lower Manhattan. Unfolding over a single scene, this delirious tragicomedy (“Chicago Sun-Times”) by acclaimed young playwright Stephen Karam infuses the traditional kitchen-sink family drama with qualities of horror in his portentous and penetrating work of psychological unease (“Variety”), creating an indelible family portrait.
Stephen Karam s plays include “Speech & Debate” and “Sons of the Prophet,” a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize and the winner of the 2012 Drama Critics Circle, Outer Critics Circle, Lucille Lortel and Hull-Warriner awards for Best Play. Born and raised in Scranton, PA, he lives in New York City.
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