Long Way Down Press Kit

In association with: TheaterWorksUSA & Edgewood Entertainment

Growing up, Will’s big brother taught him three iron-clad rules of how to behave when gun violence claims someone close: #1 Don’t cry. #2 Don’t snitch. #3 Get revenge. So when his brother is himself gunned down, Will feels like he has to follow the code, and gets in the elevator on the top floor of his apartment building, armed and ready to hit the streets in search of vengeance. What happens on the way down is an emotional hip-hop journey that brings Will face to face with the literal ghosts of his past as he tries to make the biggest decision of his life. This Rolling World Premiere musical is based on the Newberry Medal Honor-winning Young Adult novel by DMV native Jason Reynolds.

Long Way Down was originally commissioned and developed by TheaterWorksUSA.