Complex sentence: One of the most disturbing, yet provocative, themes in the play and the film is the assertion that the ultra-rich privileged members of American society, at least in New York, live right next to people who are poor and frequently victims of violent crime.
Split into simpler sentences: One of the most disturbing, yet provocative, themes in the play and the film is that of the ultra-rich privileged members of American society. At least in New York, the drama's setting, the upper strata lives right next to people who are poor and frequently victims of violent crime.