CLYBOURNE PARK –POLITICALLY INCORRECT
Dave Bootle and Matt Hollis Hulsey Photo by Roberta DePiero
CLYBOURNE PARK, written by Bruce Norris and directed by Carole MacCartee at Red Barn Theatre, raises the bar on politically incorrect wit.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning dialogue wades deeply into the morass of race, mental challenges, handicapped issues and family and community dynamics, trading each groan for a laugh. Audiences gasp before bursting in laughter at the rapid fire references.
The format of the show has each actor playing two roles – one in each scene set 50 years apart (1959 and the present). The action follows two separate sales of the same house that trigger different perspectives on white flight and gentrification.
J. Kelly Nestruck called it “A nasty and brilliant comedy” in the Globe and Mail.
The squabbles and attempts to backpeddle from gaffs have the cast delivering lines like a song sung in rounds.
The Tony Award winning play resonates and also leaves the audience wondering “What the devil is the capitol of Morroco.”
Director Carole MacCartee deftly molds the actors — Dave Bootle, Nicole Nurenberg, Amber McDonald Good, Chris Tittel, Tish Williams, Mook J and Matt Hollis Hulsey.
Tickets are selling fast. Call Red Barn Box Office at 305-296-9911 or go to www.redbarntheatre.com for tickets.
Talk to the box office about group prices and the very special “Dinner and a Show” with special menus at the Pier House and The Hard Rock Cafe.