Playwrights Horizons
416 W 42nd St
212.564.1235
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Clybourne Park
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Jan 24, 2010 – Mar 7, 2010
Daily
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- Price
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$65
Bruce Norris' darkly comedic riff on A Raisin in the Sun explores the racial tensions in a Chicago neighborhood on the cusp of desegregation in 1959 and gentrification in 2009. The fast-paced dialogue, laced with sly wit and politically incorrect jokes, moves the plot forward to its chilling conclusion. The ensemble cast is stellar, particularly Annie Parisse, who transforms from a deaf housewife in one act to a new-age hippie at the center of a debate about culture and community in the other. Pam MacKinnon's experience directing Albee proves useful in navigating this complex terrain and results in one of the season's most interesting plays.
