NEW YORK—It may be true that one person can make a difference, but when going up against a system set in its ways, that person’s priority can quickly become one of simple survival. Sarah Burgess makes this point in her intelligent political drama “Kings,” now at The Public Theater.
New to the House of Representatives is Texas congresswoman Sydney Millsap (Eisa Davis), a war widow who won her seat in a special election. She’s also the first woman, and the first black woman, ever elected from that particular district. This fact is repeated several times during the play, almost like a mantra.
