Clybourne Park : [a play]

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Author:

Norris, Bruce

ISBN:

9780865478688

Edition:

1st American ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Faber and Faber, c2011.

Physical Description:

210 p. ; 21 cm.

Subject Term:

Home ownership -- Social aspects -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama.

Homeowners -- Social aspects -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama.

African Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Social conditions.

Segregation -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Social conditions -- Drama.

Gentrification -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Social conditions -- Drama.

American drama -- 21st century.

Drama -- 21st century.

Summary:

Clybourne Park spans two generations fifty years apart. In 1959, Russ and Bev are selling their desirable two-bedroom at a bargain price, unknowingly bringing the first black family into the neighborhood and creating ripples of discontent among the cozy white residents of Clybourne Park. In 2009, the same property is being bought by a young white couple, whose plan to raze the house and start again is met with equal disapproval by the black residents of the soon-to-be-gentrified area. Are the issues festering beneath the floorboards actually the same, fifty years on? The author's excruciatingly funny and squirm-inducing satire explores the fault line between race and property. -- Publisher description

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Embark on a theatrical journey across time with Bruce Norris' award-winning play, Clybourne Park .

This acclaimed work delves deep into themes of racial tension, societal norms, and the evolution of neighborhood dynamics, providing a profound, yet humorous, commentary on America's social landscape.

The story unfolds in two acts, each housed in the same iconic suburban home but separated by half a century. Norris artfully uses this setting to explore the complexities of race and property in America. In the 1959 segment, experience the struggle of integration as the house welcomes its first African-American residents, causing an uneasy stir within the homogeneously white community. Fast forward to 2009, witness history repeat itself as gentrification looms over the now predominantly Black neighborhood, causing new tensions.

Norris' skillful satire--both riotously funny and uncomfortable--has earned him prestigious accolades including the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2012 Tony Award for Best Play, sealing Clybourne Park's status as a modern classic.

Author Notes

Bruce Norris is a writer and an actor whose Pulitzer Prize- and Olivier Award-winning play Clybourne Park premiered at Playwrights Horizons in January 2010. Other plays include The Infidel, Purple Heart, We All Went Down to Amsterdam, The Pain and the Itch , and The Unmentionables , all of which premiered at Steppenwolf Theatre. Norris is the recipient of the 2009 Steinberg Playwright Award and the Whiting Foundation Prize for Drama. He currently resides in New York.

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Clybourne Park CHARACTERS ACT I (1959) ACT II (2009) Note: In the original production, the actor playing Jim and Tom also played the role of Kenneth. In some subsequent productions a separate actor was hired to play the role of Kenneth alone. Copyright (c) 2011 by Bruce Norris Excerpted from Clybourne Park: A Play by Bruce Norris All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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