Photo by Angie Lipscomb Photography.
CINCINNATI, OH – July 2, 2015 —Explore race relations, real estate and communications at the Sunset Players summer show, CLYBOURNE PARK at the Arts Center at Dunham.
Winner of 2011 Pulitzer Prize and 2012 Tony Award, CLYBOURNE PARK, directed by Mike Burke and presented by special arrangements with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., delves into these hot topics in two acts set 50 years apart. Act One takes place in 1959 with nervous community leaders trying to stop the sale of a home to a black family. Act Two is set in the same house in the present day in a now predominantly African-American neighborhood battling to hold its ground in the face of gentrification.
The cast includes:
- Fred Hunt as Russ/Dan
- Linda Callahan as Bev/Kathy
- Joy Rolland-Oba as Francine/Lena
- Henry Farfsing as Albert/Kevin
- Robert Brumberg, Jr. as Jim/Tom/Kenneth
- Joe Wagner as Karl/Steve
- Natasha Boeckmann as Betsy/Lindsey
Performances are July 10, 11, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24 & 25. All shows begin at 8 p.m., with a Sunday matinee starting at 2 p.m. Cincinnati State’s Interpreter Training Program will provide sign language interpreting for the deaf community on Saturday, July 18. Sunset Players will offer a cash bar of beer and wine during performances on July 17, 18 and 19.
Tickets are $14 general admission or $12 for seniors, students or groups of 10 or more and can be purchased online at the Sunset Players website (www.sunsetplayers.org) or at the door. Tickets can also be reserved by calling 513-588-4988.
The Arts Center at Dunham is located at 1945 Dunham Way, Cincinnati, OH 45238.
Sunset Players, Inc. is a community theater group located on the west side of Cincinnati. Founded in 1979, the group performs at the Arts Center at Dunham and has produced more than 120 plays. For more information, visit our website at www.sunsetplayers.org or like us on Facebook.
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