Dirt Dogs Theatre Co. does a superb job with the multi-award winning Clybourne Park. DirtDogsTheatre
Not the most eloquent way to begin a review, admittedly. But with a show this excitingly superb, you just need to get the reaction out quickly to make room for a deeper and more robust examination. Otherwise known as the actual review., directed by Ron Jones at Dirt Dogs Theatre Co., is the kind of production we all dream of seeing.
How Norris takes us from the couple wordily arguing over the etymology of Neapolitan ice cream, to a visit from the well-meaning priest Jim , up to the entrance of the Act’s conflict enzyme, Karl and his lovely deaf wife Betsy , is a whirlwind feat of playwrighting. The discussion is ridiculous, cringey, funny, and all too real. And Norris lets the absurdity of the situation drive the scene to utter bedlam. No one is spared when all hell breaks loose, not even Francine and Albert who’re just trying to do their work and get the hell out of this house full of crazy/sad/angry white people.
The time is the 1990s and the place is the same house, now being bought and redesigned by a white couple, Lindsey and Steve looking to get in on the neighborhood just as the upward curve of gentrification sets in. All Steve and Lyndsey want is a home with several floors and a koi pond out back. Is that too much to ask for? After all, they’re paying good money and they love the neighborhood – such potential and close to work. What’s the problem, they wonder? Aren’t we all friends here?
Perhaps even more so as we can see our situation more clearly in these folks than the characters from the '50s. We laugh at the insanity of the racial tensions as Norris intends…but the sting is far sharper.
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