By: Paulanne Simmons October 11, 2024At the beginning of Ayad Akhtar's new play, McNeal, we see the protagonist, Jacob McNeal (Robert Downey Jr.) being scolded by his physician, Sahra Grewal (Ruthie Ann Miles) for his refusal to stop drinking, even though she's told him alcohol does not mix well with the new medicine she has prescribed. By the end of the play it's hard to understand why anyone would wa…
SOURCE: theaterlife at 10:08AM on October 11, 2024