The Humans: New York as a Character
The apartment we see in Stephen Karam's play The Humans is unremarkable. Barely moved into and utterly undecorated, with an occasional cockroach, stuttering lightbulbs, and squeaking floors, its best qualities are its single "big window," ample square footage, and presumably affordable rent. Yet despite its outwardly pedestrian qualities, the apartment tells a highly specific story about…