McNeal: Robert Downey Jr. Stars in Riveting New Play

As spectacular as it all appears, Downey Jr.’s performance is the linchpin of the entire production, and it’s a tribute to his gifts as an actor that he turns the work into an engrossing study of the intersection of art and the powers of cyber science. His McNeal is a deeply flawed individual and yet one who recognizes his shortcomings, though not enough to change. He explains “computers are our fondest enablers.”