Clybourne Park
By Bruce Norris
Directed by Dan Maloney
September 5 - 22, 2024
NOTE: Clybourne Park contains some adult themes and language that may not be suitable for young audiences. Parental discretion is advised.
Mariemont Players and director Dan Maloney are thrilled to announce the cast of the opening show for our 2024-25 season, Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris!
Fred Murrell as Russ / Dan
Alicia Friedman as Bev / Kathy
Jamie Sivrais as Karl / Steve
Kayla Theis as Betsy / Lindsey
Tia Tonae as Francine / Lena
Nate Huitger as Jim / Tom
Phillip Latham as Albert / Kevin
Clybourne Park is directed by Dan Maloney and produced by Elizabeth L. Taylor. Performances run September 5 – 22, 2024. Tickets will be available in June!
Synopsis: Clybourne Park explodes in two outrageous acts set fifty years apart. Act One takes place in 1959, as white community leaders anxiously try to stop the sale of a home to a black family. Act Two is set in the same house in the present day, as the now predominantly African-American neighborhood battles to hold its ground in the face of gentrification. Are the issues festering beneath the floorboards actually the same, fifty years on? This excruciatingly funny and squirm-inducing satire explores the fault line between race and property. Inspired by Lorraine Hansberry’s play, A Raisin in the Sun.
Note: We previously announced that Elizabeth Leigh Taylor would be directing Clybourne Park, and due to familial and work obligations, she has decided to step down as director but gladly and confidently passes the reins to Dan Maloney, and looks forward to serving this show as producer.