{"id":5059418,"date":"2023-07-09T11:19:25","date_gmt":"2023-07-09T15:19:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ctlatinonews.com\/?p=5059418"},"modified":"2023-07-09T11:19:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T15:19:25","slug":"theaterworks-hartford-play-comments-on-life-after-incarceration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/ctln\/2023\/07\/09\/theaterworks-hartford-play-comments-on-life-after-incarceration\/","title":{"rendered":"TheaterWorks Hartford Play Comments On Life After Incarceration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Theatergoers adorned Pearl Street in Downtown Hartford on Friday night for TheaterWorks Hartford\u2019s premiere of the Tony-nominated performance, \u201cClyde\u2019s\u201d.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage first opened \u201cClyde\u2019s\u201d on Broadway at Hayes Theater in 2021. A blend of comedy and social commentary, Hartford\u2019s performance is directed by Chicago-based Director Mikael Burke and runs from July 7\u201330.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cClyde\u2019s is a delicious workplace comedy that reminds us that a great sandwich is so much more than just the sum of its parts,\u201d Burke commented. \u201cThe play asks: Are we just the products of our mistakes, or is it possible to transcend them to become something more?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A formerly incarcerated kitchen staff at a truck stop sandwich shop in Pennsylvania is offered a shot at reclaiming their lives. Despite the shop owner’s attempts to keep them under her control and influence, the crew discovers purpose and personal aspirations through their shared quest of creating the perfect sandwich. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis funny, touching, and tasty tale shows us that while it\u2019s easy to give up on ourselves when the world tells us we should, we must remember to love ourselves fully\u2014mistakes and all\u2014to free ourselves from our own prisons of self-hate. We, too, are more than just the sum of our parts,\u201d Burke shared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TheaterWorks Hartford has partnered with Community Partners in Action (CPA)<\/a> to support its annual fundraiser. On Thursday, July 13, all proceeds from Clyde\u2019s performance that night will be donated to support CPA and the Prison Arts Program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With at least 11 productions, \u201cClyde\u2019s\u201d has been the most-produced play across the country this past season, according to an annual survey by American Theater<\/a> magazine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cClyde\u2019s\u2019 just hit the sweet spot\u2014it has a multiracial cast, it addresses issues of incarceration and racial tension, it\u2019s a comedy, and it\u2019s really smart, and it\u2019s by a Pulitzer winner,\u201d American Theater Editor-In-Chief Rob Weinert-Kendt told the New York Times. \u201cIt\u2019s a comedy, but it\u2019s not turning away from the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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TheaterWorks Hartford\u2019s cast includes \u200b\u200bAyanna Bria Bakari as Letitia<\/em>, Michael Chenevert as Montrellous<\/em>, Samuel Mar\u00eda G\u00f3mez as Rafael<\/em>, David T. Patterson as Jason<\/em>, and Latonia Phipps as Clyde<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tickets are priced from $25 to $65 and can be purchased online<\/a> or through the phone at (860)527-7838. The show runs for 95 minutes with no intermission. TheaterWorks Hartford no longer requires proof of vaccination, learn more about its COVID policy at twhartford.org<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cClyde\u2019s has everything that our audiences love: great writing, funny, entertaining, intimate, and relatable, and it encourages important conversations in the community,\u201d remarked Artistic Director Rob Ruggiero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Publisher\u2019s Notes:<\/em><\/strong> CT Latino News is proud to partner with TheaterWorks Hartford<\/a> in supporting the state\u2019s Arts and Culture. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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