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In lorraine hansberrys 1959 play a raisin in the sun, a black family buys a house in an allwhite neighborhood and even before they move in, the neighbors are up in arms. Clybourne park is set in that house, and in the first act the. It portrays fictional events set during and after the hansberry play, and is loosely based on historical events that took place in the city of chicago. Clybourne park is a beautifully structured drama by bruce norris that unmasks racial bigotry when a white couple sells their home to a black family. Bruce norriss clybourne park is inspired by lorraine hansberrys 1959 drama. At the heart of this pulitzer prizewinning play is a house. Get all the key plot points of bruce norris s clybourne park on one page. Clybourne park study guide sun valley museum of art. The hyde park community players presents clybourne park by bruce norris. Clybourne park by bruce norris directed by david reed september 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, october 1 at 7. Following a family tragedy, a white couple is selling. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android.
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