The Long Red Road

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Sam is an alcoholic. His brother, Bob, is not. Their differences -- past and present -- are the meat of Brett C. Leonard's new play,
The Long Red Road, now premiering at Chicago's Goodman Theatre.

The work is directed by Academy Award winner Philip Seymour Hoffman and performed by an excellent six-person cast led by British stage star Tom Hardy with intelligence and integrity. Indeed, Hoffman has directed the play with restraint and virtually no high theatrics. In keeping with Leonard's solemnity, as well, Hoffman provides no comic relief whatsoever. The pace is deliberate but unflagging. But ultimately, the play displays more intellect than gut power. We can't just pity or abhor these ch[...]