MISSISSIPPI GODDAMN

 ,  ,&ldquo,Some shows have warnings for strobe lights. Some have them for loud gunshots.  ,Some for smoke.  ,  ,MISSISSIPPI GODDAMN, a new play by Jonathan Norton should have one for intensity.  ,  ,Granted, anyone attending a play about civil rights pioneer Medgar Evers set in 1963 Jackson, Mississippi, should expect some strife. Blood in the battle for racial equality is no surprise, but friendly fire is. Playwright Norton sets expectations on edge by focusing on the fight from the living room of the black neighbors next door to the Evers&rsquo, home. &hellip,playwright Norton&rsquo,s novel take in an unflinching pressure cooker&hellip,.  ,  ,Considering the intensity, can you handle it?  ,  ,Considering the history, how can you not?  ,  ,Playwright Norton takes this historical kernel and creates a world in which only [an] adolescent youth pursues [an] idealistic aim and she does it with reckless abandon. Everyone else has the more measured concerns that come with growing up and growing comfortable