4000 Miles

4000 Miles

Studio Theatre
1501 14th St. NW Washington

Fresh from its acclaimed run at Lincoln Center comes Amy Herzog's 4,000 Miles, a play about the distances (both vast and surprising short) that can separate generations. Reeling from the death of a buddy on a cross-country bike trip, 21-year-old Leo crashes at his grandmother's Greenwich Village apartment. As his overnight stay stretches into a longer engagement, Leo realizes he has more in common with his grandmother, a 91-year-old leftist, than perhaps either would care to admit. This forceful, literate drama compassionately explores the relationship between a grandson who can't face his life and a grandmother who is starting to forget her own.

Thru - May 19, 2013