Penfold Theatre presents Clybourne Park (Promo Trailer)
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Channel: Jose Lozano · 2016 · Comedy
Limited engagement: May 26th thru June 5th @ The Long Center Tickets: www.thelongcenter.org/event/clybourne-park Set in the world of Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, Clybourne Park is a razor-sharp new satire that takes a hilarious, yet unflinching look at race and real estate in America. Its explosive combination of ferocious truth-telling and laugh out loud entertainment has not only garnered a list of supreme honors – including the Tony Award, Olivier Award and Pulitzer Prize for best new play – but has made it one of the most highly produced American plays of the 21st century. The first act opens on a house in the fictional Chicago neighborhood of Clybourne Park. It is 1959, and community leaders are anxiously trying to block the sale of the home to what would be the area’s first African American family. In act two, fifty years have passed, and the tables have turned. It is now 2009, and Clybourne Park is predominantly black. A white family has purchased the house and neighbors are battling to keep the tide of gentrification at bay. One agile ensemble of actors plays characters from both time periods in this critically hailed theatrical triumph. Clybourne Park is written by Bruce Norris; directed by Nathan Jerkins; and features Michelle Alexander, Lizzie Beckham, Ryan Crowder, Babs George, Jarrett King, Robert Matney and Steve Price. Promo video filmed and edited by Magic Spoon Productions. Music by Gene Harris "Your Love Is Too Much" About Penfold Theatre Company (www.penfoldtheatre.org): Clybourne Park introduces Long Center audiences to Penfold Theatre Company. Since its founding in 2007, Penfold has garnered 90 local awards and honors, including the Austin Critics Table Award for Best musical (two years in a row), Austin Critics Table and B. Iden Payne Awards for Best Actor and several years in the Austin Chronicle’s Top 10 lists. Penfold has also been featured in the Austin American-Statesman, Austin Chronicle, and Community Impact Newspaper.
