Kerry Washington carries the weight of a nation on her back in American Son, and I’m tempted to say this fine actress makes it look easy. But that would be glib and wrong: Easy is nowhere to be found in her transformative performance of a mother awaiting news about her missing son, news that one way or another will change her life. More specifically – and American Son, opening tonight at Broadway’s Booth Theatre, thrives on specifics to make its points about the national…
Kerry Washington carries the weight of a nation on her back in American Son, and I’m tempted to say this fine actress makes it look easy. But that would be glib and wrong: Easy is nowhere to be found in her transformative performance of a mother awaiting news about her missing son, news that one way or another will change her life. More specifically – and American Son, opening tonight at Broadway’s Booth Theatre, thrives on specifics to make its points about the national…
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