Something You Did

This play tells the story of a notorious ‘60s radical who has served nearly 30 years in prison for her part in the accidental killing of a police officer during an explosive war protest. Now eligible for parole in a post 9/11 world where bombing is terrorism and dissent, treason, how much can she be faulted for having too much consciousness and bringing the war home? Make a fist if you remember the 1960s. Better yet, unclench your fist and hail a cab over to Primary Stages provocative production of SOMETHING YOU DID, Willy Holtzman’s political drama about '60s radicalism viewed in the harsh light of the present day … about a woman who comes up for parole thirty years after killing a man in a Vietnam protest bombing. -Variety Fluid and eloquent, SOMETHING YOU DID is a sincere play about the divisions in American culture and politics. -New York Times Willy Holtzman has done the nearly impossible: IN SOMETHING YOU DID, he finds a fresh way to discuss modern terrorism. -Time Out An engrossing, straightforward play … -Daily News