The Humans

The Humans

<div>"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.”—<I>Chicago Tribune</I><BR><BR>“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.” —<I>Time Out Chicago</I><BR><BR>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” (<I>Chicago Sun-Times</I>) 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” (<I>Variety</I>), creating an indelible family portrait.<BR><BR><B>Stephen Karam</B>’s plays include <I>Speech & Debate</I> and <I>Sons of the Prophet</I>, 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.<BR></div>