CreativeTeam
BroadwayLicensing,LLC,servicingtheDramatistsPlayServicecollection. (www.dramatists.com)
(CaroleRothman,ArtisticDirector;KhadyKamara,ExecutiveDirector)
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ANotefromtheArtisticDirector
WelcometoClyde’s,thefinalshowofourFall2024CalREP Season! ItistrulyajoytosharethisproductionwithourCSULBandLong Beachcommunity.Clyde’sisamasterpiecefromoneofour mosttreasuredplaywrightsLynnNottage.Setinatruckstop sandwichshop,Clyde’skitchenisstaffedbyformerly incarceratedpeoplehopingforashotatredemption,anewlife, andtheperfectsandwich.Alternatelyhuman,thrilling,and hilarious,Clyde’sexaminesthesystemsthatcontrolourlives, andwhatrole,ifany,wereallyhaveinourultimatefate.
WearepleasedtowelcomedirectorKeianaRichard-Bartolomé inherfirstproductionwithCalREP.Keianahasanimpressive backgroundinLosAngelestheatre,anditisanhonorto welcomehertoCSULB.
Thethemeforthe2024-25CalREPseasonis“LaughingTogether,” celebratingdiversevoicesthroughcomedy.Inaworldthatoften feelsdivided,webelievethattheatreprovidesanopportunityto cometogether,andwhatbetterwaytocometogetherthan throughlaughter.Comedyhasthepowertoconnectus,tobreak downbarriers,andtoremindusofoursharedhumanity.We inviteyoutojoinusinthiscelebrationofhumor.
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ANotefromtheArtisticDirector (cont.)
Thisproductionisourfinalshowofthefall.Wehopeyouwill joinusthisspringforfourmoreexcitingproductions: Frantic/Tempest,YogaPlay,RedBike,andAlicein Slasherland.ThankyouforbeingapartofthisCalREPseason.
Nowgetcomfortableandturnoffyourphonesoyoucan enjoythemagicoflivetheatre,andwelcometoClyde’s.
WarmRegards,
EzraLeBank DepartmentChair TheatreArts&CalREP
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ANotefromtheDirector
“…beingincarceratedtaughtmetwothings:Number one,Ilovefreedomandnumbertwo,youhavetofight toprotectyourfreedom—“.
-SpokenbyLetitiainClyde’s.
Thismessageresonateddeeplyuponfirstreadingit.And continuestodosotoday.Itisnotjustprotectionofyour physicalfreedom,buttheprisonsweimposeonourselves everyday,consciouslyornot.
Whetheritbethatloopofnegativethoughtsorstayingin environmentsthatfeelfamiliarandcomfortablethoughwe knowholdusbackfromreachingourfullpotentialtomaking assumptionswithouthavingtruecontext,aboutourselvesand otherpeoplearoundus.
Weareconstantlynavigatingwhatitmeanstotrulybefree physically,mentally,psychologically,emotionally.Andwehave todoeverythinginourpowertosafeguardourselvesfrom beingtrappedincyclesthatdon’tserveourwellbeing.Thatis thebeautyofClyde’s.
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ANotefromtheDirector (cont.)
Clyde’sisastoryisaboutagroupofpeoplewithvarying backgroundswalkingaverysimilarpathoffreeing themselvesfromalloftheburdensthatimprisonedand continuetoimprisonthem.We,astheaudience,canalso bechallengedtoidentifywhatinfluencesinourlivesare confiningus.Hopefully,inthatrealization,wefindcourage tofightforourownfreedom.
Thankyouforjoiningus!
KeianaRichàrd-Bartolomë Director
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BobbyBrannon as“Clyde”
BobbyBrannon(Clyde)Bobby wantstothankyoufor supportingthearts.It'smore importantnowthanever.Many thankstothebeautifulcast,crew, artisticteam,andfacultythat broughtthispiecetolife.Much lovetograss,feijoas,andthe aliensuncatcherlostsomewhere on2ndStreet.
TheodoreTaylorIII(Montrellous)
TheodoreTaylorIIIisinhislast yearofuniversityandisexcited forClyde'stobehisfinalshow. HispreviousworksincludeThe GreatGatsby(JayGatsby)in London,CalReps12thNight (Orsino),andmultiplefilm projects.He'salsoaSwiftie.Many thankstothecast,crew,and artisticteam.
TheodoreTaylorIII as“Montrellous”
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Cast
NayeliMartinez(Letitia)Nayeli Ravenisathird-yearTheaterArts majorwithaperformancefocus andhasanextensivebackground incompetitivedanceandfilm. CSULBhasfueledherpassionfor acting,andshe’sthrilledtomake herCalRepdebutinClyde’s.She thanksthecast,crew,andartistic teamfortheirsupport.
NayeliMartinez as“Letitia”
Gissele“Gigi”Navarro as“Rafael”
Gissele“Gigi”Navarro(Rafael) Gigi(they/she/he)isathird-year Theatre/Performancemajorat CSULB.ThisistheirthirdCalRep productionwiththeirprevious showsbeingTwelfthNight (Antonio)andRollerDerby (Announcer).Gigiisalsosuper excitedtobeapartofthefirst productionofClyde’sonacollege campus!
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LuccaCarr-Veramo as“Jason”
LuccaCarr-Veramo(Jason) LuccaCarr-Veramoisa4th-year TheaterMajorandForensicScience Minorwhoisecstaticforyouto watchtheshow.Pastthingshe's doneinclude:Madwomanof Chaillot(Sewerman)andMamma Mia(Sam).Allthanksgotothecast, crew,myfamily,andfriendsfor everything.FortheRepublic.
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AssistantDirectors
DeziBobby
JazmineCordero
Crew
AssistantScenicDesigner
VivianMulvihill
AssistantPropsDesigner
SaulDiaz
ProductionAssistant
KaiFitzer
ScenicPainting
SarahKeilman
Hair&Make-UpCrew
FelicityHarris
SarahHeinesh
GraceJacobson
AnnabelleKerns
RickyKhau
GuadalupeLopez
JadeLopez
AidanMcGuiness
CatherineOregon
EileenPimentel
AssistantStageManagers
IsaacGonzalez
HeidyReyesSerbellon
AssistantCostumeDesigner
MegBarron
DiHerrera
AssistantLightingDesigner/ Programmer
JacobMagadan
DeckElectrician
DeshawnMims
CostumeCrew
JackBarnes
ColeDahliaPrekoski
AlexHuynh
MarleneMorales
DianaRodriguez
NoelleSmith
LilyThan
Light&SoundBoardOperators
RyleyDebold
EliseoPayan
ZishanWan
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ScenicCrew
EsaiCalderon
AriannaEchavarria
KaiManuel
ShalleneRosete
JamesSantiago
AyaSherian
DaijonTurner
Tap Here to Watch to Full Interview!
SelectedQuote:
“Theformerlyincarceratedpeoplewhohadbeeninprison forperiodsoftime,cametoReading,Pennsylvaniabecause therewasanexpectationthattherewasgoingtobework. Andwhentheygotthere,theyfoundthattheywere marginalized,thatpeoplewerenotinvestedinthem.SoI wantedtofigureoutawaytomaketheformerly incarceratedvisibleandtogivethemthreedimensionsso thatpeopleunderstandthatfolks[formerlyincarcerated] arenottheworstthingthatthey’veeverdone.”
WhyisLynnNottage important?
PulitzerPrizeWinner-Nottageistheonlywomantowinthe PulitzerPrizeforDramaTWICE,forRuinedin2009andSweatin 2017.
SocialJusticeAdvocate-Nottageisinvolvedinsocialjustice issuesbothinherwritingandoutsideoftheater.Shecosignedthedocument“WeSeeYou,WhiteAmericanTheater” (WSYWAT),whichcallsforinstitutionalchange
Timemagazine's100MostInfluentialPeople-In2019,Time magazinenamedNottageoneofthe100MostInfluential People.
QuotesbyLynnNottage
“I’mnotahumanrightsactivist,I’m notalawyer,I’mnotajournalist.But whatIcando thatmanyofthem won’tdo isthatIcanlistentoyour storyfrombeginningtoend,andI’ll doitwithpatienceandI’lldoitwith compassion.”
“Iaminterestedinpeoplelivinginthemarginsofsociety, andIdohaveamissiontotellthestoriesofwomenof colorinparticular.Ifeelwe'vebeenpresentthroughout history,butourvoiceshavebeenneglected.”
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FactsaboutTheUSIncarcerationSystem
IntheUnitedStatestherearemultiplelegalandcarceral systems.Therearefederal,state,localandtribalsystems whichalloperateindifferingways.
Manypeopleusethetermsjailandprisoninterchangeably, buttherearekeydifferences.Aprisonisafederally-run institutionwherepeoplewhohavebeenconvictedofcrimes servetheresentences.Ajailisrunbyacityorcountyand mostlyhousespeoplewhoareawaitingtrial,meaningthey havenotyetfacedtrialorbeenfoundguiltyofanycrime.
Alargeportionoftheincarceratedpopulationiscomposed ofpeoplewhoareawaitingtrial,asillustratedbythechart below:
Sources
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2024.html#bigpicture
ThePrisonIndustrialComplex
Theterm“PrisonIndustrialComplex”referstothenetworkof relationshipsthegovernmentandtheprivatecompanies whobenefitfinanciallyfromtheprisonsystem.
AsofFebruary2024,27statesandthefederalgovernment partnerwithprivatecompaniestorunsomeoftheirprisons. Thepeopleheldinprivateprisonsaccountfor8%ofthetotal prisonpopulationinthecountry.
TheUnitedStatescurrentlyhasthesecondhighest prisonpopulationintheworld.Chinahasthehighest prisonpopulation.
TheUnitedStatesprisonpopulationaccountsfor approximately25%oftheworld’sprisonpopulation.
Sources https://www.sentencingproject.org/reports/private-prisons-in-the-united-states/ https://legaljournal.princeton.edu/the-economic-impact-of-prison-labor-forincarcerated-individuals-and-taxpayers/
In2023,Californiahadanimprisonmentrateof309per 100,000peopleinthestate.Thisisthelowestimprisonment rateinthestateinthirtyyears
However,inCalifornia’slastelection(11/5/2024),Prop6was ontheballotandappearstohavelost.Thisproposition wouldhaveprohibitedtheuseofinvoluntaryservitudeas punishmentsforcrime.
“IncarceratedpeopleinCaliforniamakebetween$0.16per hourand$10.24aday.Atthetopofthepayscaleare firefighters,whorisktheirlivestofightdangerouswildfires, butit’sstillafractionofwhatanon-incarcerated Californiafirefightermakes.”(Lachance,2024)
Sources https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/california-slaveryprison-vote-election-2024-1235155591/
https://trends.vera.org/state/CA
theBeach
ProjectReboundisaCaliforniaStateUniversityprogram establishedbyJohnIrwinatSanFranciscoStateUniversityin1967. ProjectReboundassistsformerlyincarceratedindividualsasthey worktotransformtheirlivesthroughhighereducation.Inkeeping withthespiritofDr.Irwin’svision,ProjectReboundrecruitsand supportsformerlyincarceratedindividualsseekingtoadvance theireducationatCSULongBeach.
Checkoutthedirector interviewinthelobby!
“I'dsayIthinkit'shelpfulandhealthytonotjudgethingsbeforeyouhave thefullcontext,tonotautomaticallythinksomethinghastobeoneway oranother Becauseweliveinaworldwherewe'reconstantlyproven thatnothingiseverasitreallyseems Lifeiscomplex.Peoplearecomplex.Weactuallyhavemoreincommon thanwehavedifferences.”
-KeianaRichàrd-Bartolomë RedemptionisacentralthemeinClyde’s.Howdoeseachcharacter grapplewiththeirpastmistakes?Doyouthinktheplaysuggeststhat redemptionispossibleforeveryone?Whyorwhynot?
DiscussionQuestions
1. LynnNottagewroteClyde’sinatimeofsocialchangeandheightened awarenessaroundcriminaljusticeissues.Howmighttheplaybe interpretedasacommentaryonsociety’streatmentofformerly incarceratedindividuals?
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2. Theplayissetinasandwichshoprunbyformerlyincarceratedindividuals. Howdoesthesettinginfluencethestory’sthemes?Inwhatwaysdoesit serveasametaphorforsecondchances?
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LandAcknowledgement
CSULBislocatedonthesacredsiteofPuvungna.We acknowledgethatweareonthelandofthe Tongva/GabrieleñoandtheAcjachemen/JuaneñoNations whohavelivedandcontinuetolivehere.
WerecognizetheTongvaandAcjachemenNationsand theirspiritualconnectionasthefirststewardsandthe traditionalcaretakersofthisland.
Wethankthemfortheirstrength,perserverance,and resistance.WepayourrespectstotheAncestors,Elders, andourrelatives,past,present,andemerging.
CALREPistheproducingarmoftheTheatreArts DepartmentatCSULB.Overthepastthreedecades, CALREPhasahistoryofcreatingnewwork,devised theatreandadaptationsofclassics.
DepartmentChair
EzraLeBank
MFATheatre
ManagementFaculty
JeffJanisheski
MeganWanlass
ManagingDirector
MegImamoto
ProductionManager
AshleyBoehneEhlers
TechnicalDirector
RobertWaltz
MasterCarpenter
MitchellDomingo
ScenicStudentAssistants
SaulDiaz
BledarGashi
ToriMorones
TarynWyss
CostumeShopManager
LalenaHutton
CostumeShop Cutter/Draper
DeniseBarry
CostumeShop
StudentAssistants
VivianMullvihill
SabaNabaeighahroudi
KyleMatsuda
MasterElectrician
JasmineFlores
LightingStudent
CALREPTEAM
LightingStudentAssistants(cont)
AnthonySanchez AidenVice
MikeZavala
Media&SoundEngineer
DavidGoyette
BoxOfficeManager
RandallBelyea
BoxOffice
StudentAssistants
AshleyHolguin
WilliamRunnels
CharliSouthall
KatieTran
VincentMonastrial
Fiscaland
PersonnelAnalyst
KatieSpeer
SafetyTechnicalSupervisor
TonyMartinez
TheatreArts
GraduateAdvisor JoshNathan
TheatreArts
AcademicAdvisor
AdrianeHowze
Videographer NickNeira
ProductionPhotographer
CynthiaPrice
Graduate GeneralManager
ClairePearson
Faculty
GayleBaizer
ChrisBange
JodyBerger
TrevorBiship-Gillespie
AshleyBoehneEhlers
JoshBreeding
ErinCaron
AndreaCaban
MarthaCarter
AdrianCenteno
BonnieDolan
AlanaDietze
RamyElectreby
MichelleGibbs
RebeccaGuzzi
RichHutchman
MichelleHuynh
JeffJanisheski
NipperKnapp
EzraLeBank
BradleyLock
PatriciaLoughrey
EmilyMacDonald
JoshNathan
HughO'Gorman
RobertPrior
JenRichardson
TylerSeiple
MedinaSenghore
AnnaSteers
DeseanTerry
Assistants/Hang&FocusCrew
AaliyahArtry
KayciBaylon
ChristianBlandin
SaulDiaz
SoniaGiansiracusa
CandiceHuang
DouglasLam
MelissaMejia-Rodriguez
DeshawnMims
QuinnO'Kelly EsmeraldaRuiz
Management GraduateStudents
AmandaAnderson
PerlaBarajas
PaulaEagleman
DrewOlvey
ChaunsaOyos
ClairePearson
BobWilliamson
TomTrudgeon
SarahUnderwood
MeganWanlass
DavidWard
JessicaWoollen
CLYDE’S
BY
Lynn Nottage
CLYDE'SispresentedbyspecialarrangementwithBroadway Licensing,LLC,servicingtheDramatists PlayServicecollection.(www.dramatists.com)
WorldPremierebytheGuthrieTheater OriginallycommissionedbyJoeDowlingandproducedby JosephHaj,ArtisticDirectors
BroadwayPremiereproducedby SecondStageTheater,NewYork,2021 CaroleRothman,ArtisticDirector; KhadyKamara,ExecutiveDirector
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