The Pittsburgh Tatler: Nothing in Lynn Nottage’s play Clyde’s is only what it first appears to be. While on the surface it’s a play about a diner in a truck stop somewhere near Reading, PA, that establishment is not merely a way station for hungry drivers but also a liminal space – a limbo, if you will – for its employees, all of whom have felony convictions and prison records.
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This play sounds really interesting and I really hope I get the chance to see it. As the article said, this play uses a lot of metaphors and has a lot of representation of larger concepts throughout the play. I find representation like this really beautiful and I find that plays that use them are more interesting than plays that tell you everything straight to your face. I like to be able to watch a show and draw my own interpretations of the story that they are telling to us. I like plays that have depth and tell a meaningful story and this sounds like it has that element. I also love comedy and from how it has been described, this sounds like a great combination of a compelling story with a lot of depth and a fun comedy that will make for a fun night at the theater.
Sydney and I went to see the show during previews and left slightly confused. However, I do think it was a fantastic show that is deserving of the platform City Theatre is giving it. Overall, there is something about Clyde's liminal space and satanic elements that bring the show to a weird place between realism and surrealism. However, during moments where the show is focused on the main cast of three that work as employees, the show is amazing. The three employees all have unique backstories about why they are working at Clyde's and what got them in prison in the first place. Two of these employees have known each other for a long time and have a very close bond, but when a third is thrown into the mix, they all have to readjust. The actors did a beautiful job of conveying these changing relationships and intense feelings of hatred for Clyde.
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