BROADWAY REVIEW: Tracy Letts’ intense drama ‘The Minutes’ turns small town democracy into a war zone
For a play written some five years ago, the work retains remarkable currency. It’s not as if American democracy suddenly is feeling more secure. And it’s another example of powerful Steppenwolf acting, not the showcase “August: Osage County” afforded, but a symphony of provincial low-burn tyranny, nonetheless. You might be put in mind of Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery.” Or “Stranger Things.” Or a grown up version of “Lord of the Flies.”
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