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Clyde's

March 24 - April 23, 2023

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A play by Lynn Nottage

Directed by Taylor Reynolds

A co-production with Berkeley Repertory Theatre

The Huntington Theatre
264 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA 02115

 

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Approximate run time:  100 minutes no intermission

Content advisory: Herbal cigarettes are used during this production. For more content advisories regarding this production, click here.

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Show Synopsis: 

Playwright Lynn Nottage (Sweat, Ruined) returns to Boston with her most recent Broadway hit. A truck stop sandwich shop offers its formerly incarcerated kitchen staff a shot at reclaiming their lives. Even as the shops callous owner tries to keep them under her thumb, the staff members are given purpose and permission to dream by the enigmatic, zen-like chef and his belief in the possibility of the perfect sandwich. Funny, moving, and urgent, Clyde’s shows Lynn Nottage’s “genius for bringing politically charged themes to life by embodying them in ordinary characters living ordinary lives” (The Wall Street Journal).

“Critic’s Pick. (A) delightful new play. Though it’s still about dark things, including prison, drugs, homelessness and poverty, it somehow turns them into bright comedy.”

THE NEW YORK TIMES 

“(Nottage) fuses her storytelling once again to a social issue desperately in need of illumination… (a) highly entertaining comedy of kitchen nightmares.”

THE WASHINGTON POST

“The characters that Nottage creates are vivid and just as enticing as the food, making you want to follow their stories when they leave the stage. This show is raucous, bawdy and full of surprises.”

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

“…a poignant story about worker solidarity and the meaning of second chances, loaded with laugh-out-loud funny jokes. Under the assured and inspired direction of veteran Nottage collaborator Kate Whoriskey, the play is an absolutely thrilling experience.”

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

Please watch and read these additional resources related to the content discussed in Clyde’s

A fact sheet on Mass Incarceration, Reentry and Fair Employment: CLICK HERE

“10 Things You Can Do to Support Returning Citizens”: CLICK HERE

Cast and Crew 

Wesley Guimarães

Rafael

Cyndii Johnson

Letitia

Louis Reyes McWilliams

Jason

April Nixon

Clyde

Harold Surratt

Montrellous

Lorraine Kanyike

u/s Letitia

Gunnar Manchester

u/s Jason

Javier David

u/s Rafael

Becky Bass

u/s Clyde

Vincent Ernest Siders

u/s Montrellous

Taylor Reynolds

Director

Lynn Nottage

Playwright

Wilson Chin

Scenic Designer

Karen Perry

Costume Designer

Amith Chandrashaker

Lighting Designer

Aubrey Dube

Sound Designer

Megan Ellis

Hair, Wig, and Makeup Designer

Emily F. McMullen

Production Stage Manager

Lucas Bryce Dixon

Stage Manager

Sondra R. Katz

General Manager

Alaine Alldaffer, CSA and Lisa Donadio Alldaffer

Casting

Rosalind Bevan

Local Casting

COVID SAFETY POLICY FOR CLYDE’S

 

Masks are encouraged but are no longer required for any performances.

Anyone who feels uncomfortable can ask the House Manager about alternative options which may include:

  • a better quality mask
  • a new seat further distanced from other patrons
  • re-scheduling for a different performance
  • a shift to the at-home Digital Streaming option, when applicable

Any patron interested in attending a different performance will be able to exchange their tickets by contacting our ticketing services staff.

 

IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING ANY COVID SYMPTOMS, STAY HOME.

 

If on the day of your performance, you are experiencing any COVID symptoms, please reach out to the box office to easily exchange to a different performance or to the at-home Digital Streaming option.

 

Please contact Ticketing Services at 617-266-0800 or tickets@huntingtontheatre.org for more information about exchanges and contact covidsafety@huntingtontheatre.org with any questions or concerns.

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