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The riot that erupted in Washington Square Park in 1976 becomes the lens through which the playwright elucidates ongoing issues our nation faces today.

Fashions may have changed and drugs become even more deadly since the 1970s milieu of 'Downtown Race Riot.' But with all its humor, the play bears a troubling message: Friendship and family, potent forces though they are, can't solve the conundrum of tribalism.