The Plot, Like Gravy, Thickens

After following an anti-Semitic tweet aimed in his direction down an online rabbit hole, comedian Alex Edelman finds himself in an unexpected place: at a meeting of White Nationalists in Queens, face-to-face with the people behind the keyboards. What follows makes up the backbone of this show, equal parts hilarious and gripping, that made its way from small London theaters to a unanimously well-received hit run on Broadway. Within Just for Us, Edelman, who was awarded a Special Tony Award for the show, explores religion, cultural identity, assimilation, empathy, gorillas that speak sign language – and what it means to be confronted with hatred.