Jason Reynolds, author of Long Way Down

Sixty seconds. Seven floors. An elevator. Will's 15-year-old brother has just been shot and Will is ready to follow "the rules": 1) "No crying." 2) “No denunciation”. 3) “Take revenge.” But on the way down, with his brother's gun in his pocket, his plan is interrupted by some visitors. D.C.-area native Jason Reynolds' New York Times bestseller comes to the stage in a compelling and timely world premiere, a production commissioned by the Kennedy Center. Told entirely in free-form poetry, Long Way Down captures the powerful moment when Will contemplates retaliation. As mysterious guests appear on every floor, Will realizes there might be a bigger story to tell. He knows who he is looking for. Or him?

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