Clybourne Park

Synopsis: Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and the Tony Award for Best Play, Clybourne Park is a razor-sharp satire about the politics of race. In response to Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, playwright Bruce Norris set up Clybourne Park as a pair of scenes that bookend Hansberry's piece. These two scenes, fifty years apart, are both set in the same modest bungalow on Chicago's northwest side that are also at the center of A Raisin in the Sun. The first scene takes place before and the second scene takes place after the events of A Raisin in the Sun. In 1959, Russ and Bev are moving out to the suburbs after the tragic death of their son. Inadvertently, they have sold their house to the neighborhood's first black family. Fifty years later in 2009, the roles are reversed when a young white couple buys the lot in what is now a predominately black neighborhood, signaling a new wave of gentrification. In both instances, a community showdown takes place, pitting race against real estate with this home as the battleground.

Cast

Russ/Dan	Sam Kegley
Russ/Dan Understudy	Michael Moser
Bev/Kathy	Kaitlyn Milsap
Francine/Lena	Mary McKire
Albert/Kevin	Leonardo Hamilton
Karle/Steve	Jeremy Cutter
Betsy/Lindsey	Olivia Wolford
Jim/Tom/Kenneth	Collin Crews
Dancers	Wini Collins Kayla LaCerra Keeley Morgan Chloe Teriot Addie Tripp

Production Team

Director	Marci J. Duncan
Choreographer	Eleni Demos
Set Designer	Brittney Barton
Lighting Design	Joshua Heming
Costume Designs	Anastasiia Sennikova and Cole Hudson
Wig & Makeup Design	Kaziyl Shouse
Sound Design	Shelby Fordham
Production Manager	Holly Joy Griffin
Stage Manager	Miranda Smyka
Assistant Stage Manager	Hope Friedrich & Jenna Smith
Master Electrician	Rafik Doujar
Wardrobe Supervisor	Becca Hall
Light Board Operator	Paige Riddle
Sound Board Operator	Shelby Fordham
Dressers	Pipa von Kessel Colleen Ryan
Stage Crew	Antonio Flores Chloe Theriot
Scene Shop Crew	Mack Franks Ileana Rendon Misty Thompson
Paint & Prop Crew	Shelby Fordham Chole Kamp Gabby Ransom Madison Wise
Scenic, Paint & Lighting Staff	Brittney Barton Rafik Doujar Sam Kegley Mary McKire Theresa Smith
Costume & Wig Staff	Caitlin Dean Rebecca Hall Cole Hudson Anastasiia Sennikova Kristen Taylor