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Clybourne Park

Polite conversation curdles into uncomfortable confrontation, making you squirm and think as civility slowly cracks apart.

Directed by
Pam MacKinnon
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sarah Paulson, Anthony Mackie, Uzo Aduba
Overview
Follows events in 1959 and then 50 years later in 2009. The subject of the play is Clybourne Park, a sleepy, “status quo” suburb of Chicago, which is sparked to life when a group of “well-meaning” neighbors convene a meeting to voice their concerns – dripping with politeness, apparent tolerance and searching innuendo. A blistering debate over property lines and community devolves into all-out war.

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Directed by
Pam MacKinnon
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sarah Paulson, Anthony Mackie, Uzo Aduba
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • race
  • class
  • family
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour5
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Pam MacKinnon
Written by
Bruce Norris
Starring
Sarah Paulson, Anthony Mackie, Uzo Aduba, Martin Freeman, Nick Robinson, Hillary Baack
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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