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## Additional Information

This production contains mature content and is intended purely for audiences ages 17 and older. 

No weapons permitted on the premises. No outside food or beverages, electric scooters, e-bikes, or battery-powered transportation devices, except when medically necessary. 

All items are subject to inspection. Anything brought into the theatre must fit on your lap or completely under your seat without blocking any aisles. Avoid bringing packages, luggage, and backpacks. Some items must be checked. 

The use of cameras, cell phones, and other recording devices during the show is strictly prohibited by law, except when used for accessibility services.

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Winner of the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play, Bruce Norris’s ​profane, disruptive, and heartbreaking Downstate finally arrives on Broadway in a strictly limited 12-week engagement, directed by three-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello.

Four men, living together uneasily in the pressure-cooker of a state-sanctioned group home, have been convicted of sex crimes against minors. They have served their prison sentences, but enjoying the freedom they believe they have earned proves both elusive and treacherous. When a survivor unexpectedly arrives and demands to confront his abuser, the encounter triggers a catastrophic chain reaction that cannot be contained.

Starring Cassie Beck, K. Todd Freeman, Francis Guinan, Adrian Martinez, Al’Jaleel McGhee, Thomas Sadoski, Ivy Wolk, and Liza Colón-Zayas.

Performances begin October 17 at the Booth Theatre, ahead of a November 15 opening.

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K. Todd Freeman is starring in [*Downstate*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/47978-downstate-on-broadway) on Broadway at [Booth Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/booth-theatre) starting October 19, 2026.

Freeman won a Drama Desk Award and earned a Tony Award nomination for starring in *Airline Highway* on Broadway, where he also earned a Tony nomination for *Song of Jacob Zulu* and performed in [*Wicked*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/1-wicked-musical-tickets), *The Minutes*, *One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest*, and [*Death of a Salesman*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/45916-death-of-a-salesman-on-broadway).

Off Broadway, he has delivered award-winning performances in shows including *Prince Faggot* (Obie Award), *Downstate* (Lucille Lortel, Outer Critics Circle, Obie Awards), and *Fetch Clay Make Man* (Obie Award). He is also a member of the prestigious Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, which has launched various stage and screen stars and transfers numerous productions to NYC.

TV credits include *Will Trent, The Rehearsal, High Maintenance, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Law and Order: SVU*, and *Buffy the Vampire Slayer*.

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Francis Guinan is starring in [*Downstate*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/47978-downstate-on-broadway) on Broadway at [Booth Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/booth-theatre) starting October 19, 2026.

Guinan previously starred in *Downstate* in Chicago, in London (Evening Standard Theatre Award nomination), and off Broadway (Drama Desk Award nomination). He has also starred in *August: Osage County* and *The Grapes of Wrath* (Drama Desk nomination) on Broadway.

A longtime member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company ensemble in Chicago, he has earned six Jeff Award nominations for his work in Chicago theatre, winning once for *A Guide for the Perplexed*.

He is known for playing Edgar Teller on *Eerie, Indiana* and making guest appearances in numerous other TV shows, including *Grey's Anatomy, Law & Order, That '70s Show, Frasier, Mike & Molly*, and two *Star Trek* series: *Enterprise* and *Voyager*.

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Al'Jaleel McGhee is starring in [*Downstate*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/47978-downstate-on-broadway) on Broadway at [Booth Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/booth-theatre) starting October 19, 2026.

McGhee previously understudied multiple roles in the 2022-23 tour of Broadway's *A Soldier's Play*. His TV roles include Shoota in *Power Book IV: Force* Lotty in *61st Street*, and Alvin Sherwood in *Lady in the Lake*, and he's also appeared on shows like *Empire, Chicago Med*, and *Chicago P.D.*

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Adrian Martinez is starring in [*Downstate*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/47978-downstate-on-broadway) on Broadway at [Booth Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/booth-theatre) starting October 19, 2026.

Martinez has appeared in over 75 movies and over 30 TV shows. Main TV roles include Dumont in *The Blacklist: Redemption*, Roberto in *No Activity*, and Tookie in *Stumptown*, as well as a recurring appearance on *Late Night with Conan O'Brien*.

Film credits include *Kick-Ass, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, American Hustle, The Amazing Spider-Man 2*, and more.

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Liza Colón-Zayas is starring in [*Downstate*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/47978-downstate-on-broadway) on Broadway at [Booth Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/booth-theatre) starting October 19, 2026.

Colón-Zayas is best known for her Emmy, Screen Actors Guild, and Imagen Award-winning performance as Tina Marrero on *The Bear*; she became the first Latina to win the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

Additional screen roles include Jean DeWolff in *Spider-Man: Brand New Day*, Janet in John Krasinski's comedy film *IF*, Rita on HBO's *In Treatment*, and Principal Fallow on OWN's *David Makes Man*.

Colón-Zayas is also a theatre veteran who has collaborated with artists like Philip Seymour Hoffman and Quiara Alegría Hudes, including as a member of LAByrinth Theatre Company since 1992. Most notably, she originated the role of the Church Lady in Stephen Adly Guirgis's Pulitzer Prize-winning *Between Riverside and Crazy* both off and on Broadway. She won a Lucille Lortel Award for her Off-Broadway performance.

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Thomas Sadoski is starring in [*Downstate*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/47978-downstate-on-broadway) on Broadway at [Booth Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/booth-theatre) starting October 19, 2026. He is best known for his TV roles as Don Keefer in *The Newsroom* and Matt Short in *Life in Pieces*.

Sadoski is a theatre veteran who earned Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Drama League Award nominations for starring as Greg in 2009's *Reasons to Be Pretty* off Broadway. He previously made his Broadway debut in 2004's *Reckless* and later starred as Billy Einhorn in *The House of Blue Leaves* and Trip Wyeth in *Other Desert Cities*.

Previously, he got his start beyond Broadway, performing with renowned institutions like NYC's Second Stage Theater and the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts.

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Ivy Wolk is starring in [*Downstate*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/47978-downstate-on-broadway) on Broadway at [Booth Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/booth-theatre) starting October 19, 2026.

Wolk rose to fame as a Twitter (now X) and TikTok personality and began her acting career soon after. She is known for playing Tellulah on the Freeform series *Everything's Gonna Be Okay* and for appearing in the movies *Anora* as Crystal and *If I Had Legs I'd Kick You* as Diana.

She has also had recurring TV roles as Chelsea on *English Teacher*, Seven Sugar on *Deli Boys*, and Rhonda on Ryan Murphy's *The Shards*.

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Cassie Beck is starring in [*Downstate*](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/47978-downstate-on-broadway) on Broadway at [Booth Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/venues/booth-theatre) starting October 19, 2026.

Beck made her Broadway debut as an understudy in the play trilogy *The Norman Conquests* in 2009 and went on to appear in classic plays like *Picnic* and *The Rose Tattoo*. For her performance in Stephen Karam's 2015 play *The Humans*, she won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble alongside her castmates. She is also a Theatre World Award winner for *The Drunken City*.

On TV, Beck played Courtney in the 2021 *I Know What You Did Last Summer* reboot and appeared in episodes of *Pose, High Maintenance, Chicago Med, Elementary*, and more.

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The Booth Theatre, named in honor of the legendary 19th-century actor Edwin Booth, is a historical theater venue in New York City, specifically located in the heart of the theatre district on Broadway. It was first opened on October 16, 1913. This venue loves to exhibit plays and has been home to a string of widely acclaimed productions since its establishment. It is known for its intimate setting, having only 766 seats distributed between the orchestra and mezzanine levels. The interior is beautifully ornamented, showcasing Italian Renaissance detailing and a warm, old-world atmosphere. The Booth Theatre is currently owned by the Shubert Organization. Over the years, it has housed multiple award-winning plays such as 'Sunday in the Park with George', 'Next to Normal', and 'The Elephant Man'. 

**How to get there:** The Booth Theater is located at 222 West 45th Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues. It is easily accessible by public transit. For subway riders, it is close to the Times Square-42nd Street station, where the 1, 2, 3, 7, N, Q, R, W, and S trains stop. It is possible to park your car in a nearby garage but remember that the theatre district can be quite busy, especially during show hours.

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The Booth Theatre opened on October 16, 1913, as an adjoining venue with the [Shubert Theatre](https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatres/shubert-theatre). The building was designed by Henry B. Herts, and the first production there was Arnold Bennett's play *The Great Adventure*.

Named after the actor Edwin Booth, brother to the infamous John Wilkes Booth, the venue was actually the second New York theatre to bear his name. The first was built in 1869 on 23rd Street and Sixth Avenue, but it was demolished in 1965.

The facade and parts of the current Booth's interior have been designated New York City landmarks.

## How to get to the Booth Theatre on Broadway

The Booth Theatre is located on 45th Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues. It is closest to the 42nd Street stations on the A, C, E, 1, 2, 3, 7, N, Q, R, W, or S lines. The theatre is also accessible by bus, with the closest stops being 8th Ave/W 46th St. on the M20 and M104 lines; 7th Ave/W. 44th St. on the M104 line; and 8th Ave/W 43rd St. on the M20, M104, and M34A-SBS lines.

## Where is *Kimberly Akimbo* playing?

The critically acclaimed musical *Kimberly Akimbo* plays the Booth Theatre on Broadway. The show has performed there since October 2022.

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The Booth Theatre is a historically significant venue in New York's theatre district known for showcasing acclaimed plays and having an intimate setting.

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Pulitzer Prize winner Bruce Norris's newest play makes its New York premiere after a world premiere with Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago. Downstate&nbsp;tickets are available now. Get tickets to&nbsp;Downstate&nbsp;off Broadway on New York Theatre Guide. Downstate tickets are on sale now.The&nbsp;Downstate&nbsp;play is set in Illinois at the shared residence of four men: Fred, Dee, Felix, and Gio. The men are convicted, formerly incarcerated sex offenders who have moved to this group home after finishing their prison sentences. Each of their crimes is slightly different, and decades later, they feel varying degrees of remorse. They all have different routines: exercising, grocery shopping, playing piano, keeping house, and checking in with their (open-eared, steely, and exhausted all at once) parole officer, Ivy.One thing they share is a sense of feeling trapped, almost as though they haven't left prison, as the areas of the town they're allowed in shrink. Not to mention that the house gets an occasional rock or gunshot through the window, deployed by any one of the multiple neighbors who doesn't want the men there. The main action of&nbsp;Downstate&nbsp;focuses, though, on a more personal confrontation. The now-grown Andy shows up to the house to confront Fred for abusing him as a young boy. But after a few visits, it's less clear if Andy is seeking closure or revenge.&nbsp;Downstate&nbsp;presents all its characters as complex humans, and raises questions about where the line between justice and retribution is drawn, who gets to call themselves a victim, and at what point, if any, one's punishment becomes enough.Downstate&nbsp;had its world premiere at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company in October 2018, and transferred to the National Theatre in London in early 2019. The show's Chicago run happened to coincide with two high-profile news events involving sex offenses: the Senate testimonies of Christine Blasey Ford and then-prospective Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, in which Ford alleged that he assaulted her years prior; and the conviction of Bill Cosby for sexual assault.Much of Bruce Norris's work deals with thorny sociopolitical themes. His best-known play is&nbsp;Clybourne Park, a spinoff of sorts to Lorraine Hansberry's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/show/26098-a-raisin-in-the-sun-tickets" target="_blank">A Raisin in the Sun</a>, examining themes of housing discrimination in Illinois in the 20th century and the present day. That play won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize and the 2012 Best Play Tony Award, but before going to Broadway, it, like&nbsp;Downstate,&nbsp;had its New York premiere at Playwrights Horizons. (Two other of his plays,&nbsp;The Qualms&nbsp;and&nbsp;The Pain and the Itch, have also gone up there.)In addition, both those plays, along with three others, were directed by Pam MacKinnon. Since making her Broadway debut with&nbsp;Clybourne Park,&nbsp;the&nbsp;frequent collaborator of Norris's has also become known for directing shows including&nbsp;The Parisian Woman&nbsp;(starring <a href="https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/actor-profile/uma-thurman" target="_blank">Uma Thurman</a>),&nbsp;Amélie,&nbsp;The Heidi Chronicles, and&nbsp;Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?&nbsp;Tickets to&nbsp;Downstate&nbsp;in New York are available now.

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Pulitzer Prize winner Bruce Norris's newest play comes to New York after an acclaimed Chicago premiere. Set in a group home for sex offenders, the play tackles thorny issues of the limits of punishment and the line between justice and vengeance. Find out more information about Downstate tickets.

Pulitzer Prize winner Bruce Norris's newest play, *Downstate*, makes its New York premiere at Playwrights Horizons this fall. Get *Downstate* tickets now.

The *Downstate* play is about four men — Fred, Dee, Felix, and Gio — living in a group home for formerly incarcerated sex offenders. One of their victims, Andy, arrives at the home one day to confront his abuser and finally get closure. Or perhaps he's actually seeking retribution. *Downstate* explores the line between justice and revenge and at what point, if any, one's punishment is enough for their crimes.

Playwrights Horizons hosts *Downstate* off Broadway, but the play premiered in 2018 at Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago to acclaim. Pam MacKinnon directed that production, and she returns to direct *Downstate* in New York. She's collaborated with Norris before, having directed his Pulitzer-winning play *Clybourne Park* on and off Broadway.

*Clybourne Park*, a companion play to Lorraine Hansberry's *A Raisin in the 
Sun*, is perhaps Norris's best-known work. It is the only play of his to appear on Broadway, though Norris previously performed in three other Broadway shows between 1985 and 2000. He has also performed in nearly a dozen Off-Broadway productions and had seven plays off Broadway, including *Downstate*.

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## What to Watch For

- Bruce Norris has set multiple shows in Illinois. *Clybourne Park* is set in Chicago, and *Downstate* takes place in southern Illinois.
- The five lead actors from the play's Chicago world premiere all reprise their roles in *Downstate* off Broadway.
- *Downstate* is Norris's fourth play at Playwrights Horizons. *Clybourne Park*, *The Qualms*, and *The Pain and the Itch* all previously appeared there.
- Before his plays began appearing at Playwrights Horizons, Norris acted in a play there, *Plunge*, in 1997.
- During the world premiere of *Downstate* in 2018, two events involving sex offenses made headlines: Bill Cosby's conviction for sexual assault; and the Supreme Court appointment of Brett Kavanaugh, before which Christine Blasey Ford testified that he allegedly assaulted her years before.

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Playwrights Horizons is a renowned theater venue located in the vibrant theater district of New York City. It is a not-for-profit theater venue dedicated to the support and development of contemporary American playwrights, composers, and lyricists, and to the exceptional production of their innovative work. Playwrights Horizons was established in 1971 and since then, it has presented the work of more than 400 writers and has received innumerous awards including a Pulitzer Prize. The theater boasts two performance spaces - the Main Stage and the Peter Jay Sharp Theater. This 42-year old venue is also known for its intimate setting, allowing audiences to be closer to the performances and experience the magic of theater up close.
## How to get to the venue
Playwrights Horizons is centrally located at 416 West 42nd Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues. It is easily accessible via public transport with several subway lines such as the A, C, E, N, Q, R, S, W, 1, 2, 3, and 7 lines stopping at Times Square 42nd Street. Numerous buses also service the area.

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Playwrights Horizons is an Off-Broadway institution dedicated to producing new works from both veteran and aspiring American contemporary playwrights, composers, and lyricists. Founded in 1971, the nonprofit company started at the Clark Center Y and moved to 42nd Street.

The current Playwrights Horizons building is constructed on the site of a former burlesque venue and holds two stages for Off-Broadway productions. The Mainstage Theater has a 198-seat capacity, while the slightly smaller Peter Jay Sharp Theater has 128 seats.

Playwrights Horizons offers a range of developmental programs including script readings and musical theatre workshops. It also houses the Playwrights Horizons Theater School, an affiliate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

## How to get to Playwrights Horizons off Broadway

Playwrights Horizons is closest to the 42nd St. - Port Authority subway stop on the A, C, and E lines. The nearest bus stops are 9 Av./W 42 St. on the M11 and M34A-SBS lines and 10 Av./W 42 St. on the M11 line.

## Restaurants near Playwrights Horizons

Popular restaurants near Playwrights Horizons include Mémé Mediterranean, include Chez Josephine (French), Serafina (Italian), Pio Pio 8 (Peruvian).

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Playwrights Horizons is an Off-Broadway entity producing new works by American contemporary artists. It offers developmental programs and has affiliations with NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Playwrights Horizons is a award-winning theater in New York, easily accessible via public transport, known for supporting talented American playwrights.

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