To Harjo, Tulsa is the beating heart of the story, and the city’s dark history is inseparable from the larger American experience. As Harjo put it, the city is a microcosm of America, showing both its deepest wounds and its ongoing attempts at healing. Harjo tied the themes of The LowDown to the need for truth-telling about America’s past. The LowDown may be set in Tulsa, but Harjo made it clear that the story belongs to all of us. The show asks hard questions about truth, power, and healing, and it dares audiences to sit with the answers.