The Humans
Stephen Karam 's play is so perfectly titled. The Humans is a deceivingly simple title, two seemingly innocuous words, but as humans, we know that there's much more—complexities, universal truths, timeless family dynamics—to simply being a human, and over the course of one Thanksgiving dinner, Karam delves into them all. Brigid ( Sarah Steele ) and her (older) boyfriend, Richard ( Arian Moayed ), are hosting Brigid's family for Thanksgiving in their new downtown Manhattan duplex. Brigid's sister, Aimee ( Cassie Beck ), recently got out of a long-term relationship with her girlfriend; Brigid's parents, Erik and Deidre ( Reed Birney and Jayne Houdyshell , respectively), are being parents, worrying about their daughters, while dealing with their own stresses, including taking care of Erik's mother, lovingly referred to as Momo ( Lauren Klein ), who is in the beginning stages of dementia. Playing out in real time, The Humans allows us to, essentially, be f...