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From the Artistic Director Dear Theatregoers, Many years ago when I directed Anne Meara’s new play, AfterPlay, a metaphysical comedy at Manhattan Theatre Company, she was given a young playwright to assist her. That young woman was Lynn Nottage, the future Pulitzer Prize winning writer.

They immediately became good friends and shared many interests and characteristics in their work.

Nearly thirty years later, I am thrilled to be presenting a Nottage play at GSP for the first time: another metaphysical comedy, the Tony nominated, Clyde’s.

I am also thrilled to be bringing back the superb actress Melissa Maxwell to our stage, this time as a director. We all fondly remember her wonderful performance as the Judge in The Trial of Donna Caine.

Melissa has cast a remarkable group of actors in this ensemble and together with a first rate group of designers, they all bring you a richly rewarding, feast of a play.

I hope you will all enjoy this food for the soul and are inspired to “reinvent” yourself in this new year!

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Adele T. Macula (Trustee) Ed.D. is an arts advocate who finds joy in all arts experiences! Dr. Macula is a GSP Board member since 2019 and chairs GSP’s Education Committee and co-chairs the Education Think Tank, comprised of a select group of accomplished education and arts leaders, charged to imagine and design the Education Department with a new vision and clarity of purpose and offer experience in designing programs and professional learning opportunities.

Dr. Macula is an innovative, results-oriented educational leader committed to excellence and effectiveness at all levels: policy, administration and leadership, program design/ development, teaching/learning, scholarship/research, fiscal management, cuttingedge technologies, and family/community collaborations. She currently is Director of Curriculum and Instruction for School Leadership Programs (NJEXCEL and NJTLC) for the NJ Principals and Supervisors. She retired, after 30+ years of service, from the Jersey City, NJ Public Schools as Associate Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction. Dr. Macula is a published author, conference and podcast presenter, and consultant.

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Clyde’s

By Lynn Nottage Directed by Melissa Maxwell

Scenic Design by Riw Rakkulchon Costume Design by Azalea Fairley Lighting Design by Cheyenne Sykes Sound Design and Original Music by Scott O’Brien Hair and Make Up Design by Fre Howard Fights and Intimacy by Cristina (Cha) Ramos Production Stage Manager Christina M. Woolard* Production Manager Christopher J. Bailey Casting by McCorkle Casting Supported by Philip Kirstein and Melinda Raso Kirstein World Premiere by the Guthrie Theater Originally commissioned by the Joe Dowling and produced by Joseph Haj, Artistic Directors Broadway Premiere Produced by Second Stage Theatre, New York, 2021 Carole Rothman, Artistic Director, Khady Kamara, Executive Director Clyde’s is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service Inc., New York

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CAST in order of appearance Montrellous..........................................................................Gabriel Lawrence* Clyde............................................................................................Darlene Hope* Letitia...................................................................................Sydney Lolita Cusic* Rafael............................................................................................Xavier Reyes* Jason.......................................................................................Ryan Czerwonko*

Understudies never substitute for performers unless a specific announcement is made at the time of performance: For Clyde and Letitia: Cherita Armstrong* SETTING A truck stop sandwich shop-a liminal space Clyde’s is performed without an intermission

Stage Manager................................................................Christina M. Woolard* *- denotes member of Actors’ Equity Association

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COMPANY bios.

Sydney Lolita Cusic (Letitia) is excited to be making her George Street Playhouse debut. Previous credits include Tr@k Girls Pt 1 (Anita, Ensemble Studio Theatre) FLEX (Cherise, TheatreSquared) Romeo and Juliet (Juliet, Stella Adler Studio); Jane Eyre (Bertha, Playwrights Horizons Downtown); The Colored Museum (New York University Tisch); The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (Alchemical Studios). She received her BFA at New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Much love to her parents, brothers, and circle of friends for their constant support. In addition to acting, she is a theater and film producer. sydneycusic.com Ryan Czerwonko (Jason) is an actor and filmmaker in NYC. TV: The Endgame, Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, The Blacklist (NBC), The Deuce, Watchmen (HBO), and many more. FILM: Cherry, Paint, Birder. THEATRE: First Folio Theatre, Orlando Shakespeare, Livermore Shakespeare. Ryan is the artistic director of “Adult Film”, a film and theatre collective in Brooklyn. He teaches acting in his apartment. IG: @ryanczerwonko + @ adultfilm.nyc.

Darlene Hope (Clyde) earned her BA in Theatre Arts from the University of South Florida and her MFA in Acting from the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training. She also studied extensively in London, Paris, and Italy under lauded international artists Corin Redgrave, Sir Donald Sinden, Dame Sian Phillips, Patsy Rodenburg OBE, Maestro Antonio Fava,

Sheridan Morley, and Tony Award winner Mark Medoff. Perhaps best known as the title character in A Visit From Aunt Flo, the Cannes Lion Award-winning viral video that has received over 2.5 million views worldwide, Miss Hope has toured extensively throughout the US, South America and the Caribbean combining her bright and captivating performances with philanthropy, humanitarian relief, and young artist mentorship. She is the author of multiple plays, screenplays, and faithbased journals, and is the founder of HopeFull Productions. OFF BROADWAY: Sistas the Musical, Normalcy. SELECT REGIONAL: Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Asolo Rep, Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Miami New Drama, American Stage, Norwegian Cruise Lines, TheatreworksUSA. TV/FILM: Halston, The Blacklist, Blue Bloods, FBI, God Friended Me, Strut, Commedia By Fava, Don’t Shoot the Messenger, When Bae Doesn’t Pay Attention. DarleneHope.com.

Gabriel Lawrence (Montrellous) Gabriel Lawrence is excited to make his George Street Playhouse debut. Stage credits include: Martin Luther King - The Mountaintop (Arc Stages), Frederick Douglas -The Agitators (Playhouse on Park), Dez - Skeleton Crew (Baltimore Center Stage), Even - Sweat (The Asolo) and title roles in Macbeth and Julius Caesar (The Acting Company). TV credits include: FBI, EVIL, Prodigal Son, The Deuce, Mysteries of Laura and recurring parts on ABC’s What Would You Do?. He teaches classes in acting, debate, filmmaking and Shakespeare throughout Manhattan and beyond. MFA, Theatre: UC San Diego Theatre. Visit mrgabriellawrence.com for more information.

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Xavier Reyes (Rafael) is a Puerto Rican actor, thrilled to tell this story, his second Lynn Nottage play! Having worked all over the US, Puerto Rico, Japan and Canada, some favorite credits include: Moliere’s SCAPIN at Pioneer Theatre Company, Trading Places directed by Kenny Leon at the Alliance Theatre, Kinky Boots Broadway National Tour, Night at the Museum workshop, Anna in the Tropics (Barrington Stage) , Fun Home, Hair, In The Heights, Rent, West Side Story and others. Thank you God, universe, creatives, cast, Melissa, GSP, and BLOC. Thank you audience member for showing up, supporting and being a part of this beautiful story! I dedicate this particular journey to my brother Steven. Follow @XavierReyesActor Cherita Armstrong (U/s Clyde, Letitia) Theatres: Utah Shakespeare Festival, American Place Theatre, MCC, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Theatre for the New City, New York Theatre Workshop Theatres: St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre, Baltimore Center Stage, Yale Repertory Theatre, Public Theatre (Maine), Hollywood Fringe Festival Theatre credits: Trouble in Mind, (Millie Davis) Clue, (Ms. Scarlet) Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, (Harriet Jacobs-solo performance), Seven Guitars, Well, Old Settler, Oak & Ivy, Harlem Duet, The African Company Presents Richard III, Beehive, Tambourines To Glory.

Television: 9-1-1, Pretty Little Liars, Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: Trial by Jury

Rafael Jordan (U/s Rafael, Montrellous) is an Actor, Director, and Producer working on stage and screens. He was recently seen as trumpet-playing headliner Blue in Paradise Blue at City Theatre in Pittsburgh, and Edmund in King Lear with Joe Morton at The Wallis Annenberg in Beverly Hills. Other Regional: Shakespeare Theatre of DC, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Seattle Repertory Theatre, the Magic Theatre, California Shakespeare Theatre.

Notable roles include: Bobby - American Buffalo; Will – Shakespeare in Love; Paul – King Charles III, Ben Gun in the world premier of runboyrun by Mfoniso Udofia. TV credits: Law & Order SVU, FBI: Most Wanted, Godfather of Harlem, City on a Hill, Blue Bloods. Rafael stars in the forthcoming indie feature film The Nurse, and short film Christmas Eve currently on Amazon. Rafael founded Village Park Productions with his sister Aisha Jordan, where they are busy creating and producing film and series’, known for sketch series #HashtagTheShow. Rafael received an MFA in Acting from American Conservatory Theatre. IG @Rafaeliscoolbutrude, @ hashtagtheshow, Twitter @Blackachusetts Lynn Nottage (Playwright) Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play RUINED has received an Obie, the Lucille Lortel Award, New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Play (Manhattan Theatre Club, Goodman Theatre). Other plays include INTIMATE APPAREL (New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play; Roundabout Theatre, CENTERSTAGE, South Coast Repertory); FABULATION, OR THE RE-EDUCATION OF UNDINE (Obie Award; Playwrights Horizons,

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London’s Tricycle Theatre); CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY; LAS MENINAS; MUD, RIVER, STONE; POR’KNOCKERS, and POOF! Nottage is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2007 MacArthur Foundation “Genius Grant,” the National Black Theatre Festival’s August Wilson Playwriting Award, the 2004 PEN/ Laura Pels Award for Drama, and the 2005 Guggenheim Grant for Playwriting, as well as fellowships from the Lucille Lortel Foundation, Manhattan Theatre Club, New Dramatists, and New York Foundation for the Arts. She is a member of The Dramatists Guild, an alumna of New Dramatists and a graduate of Brown University and the Yale School of Drama, where she is a visiting lecturer. www.lynnnottage.net Melissa Maxwell (Director) specializes in new play development. Credits include: Trouble in Mind (Utah Shakespeare Festival), Safe House (Repertory Theatre of Saint Louis; received 6 St Louis Theatre Circle Award Nominations); Slashes of Light (The Kitchen Theatre/Civic Ensemble; world premiere); Tunnel Vision (Off the WALL Theatre, world premiere); American Slavery Project’s Unheard Voices (NY Historical Society and other venues); Show Way (Vital Theatre; received Off Broadway Theatre Alliance ‘Best Family Show’ nomination): Nathan the Wise (Pearl Theatre Company); world premiere of scientist Carl Djerassi’s (creator of the contraceptive pill) Taboos (Soho Playhouse). Melissa is also an actor, award-winning playwright, and a motivational speaker with two TEDx Talks to her credit (TEDxMosesBrownSchool: Taking Ownership; TEDxBarnardCollegeWomen: On Courage). www.melissamaxwell.com.

Riw Rakkulchon (Set Designer) is a Set & Costume Designer, Animator and Chef from Bangkok, Thailand. He/They has worked at

Yale Repertory Theatre, Syracuse Stage, The Old Globe, Drury Lane Theatre, Asolo Rep, The Acting Company, 59E59, Edinburgh Fringe, Primary Stages, Hartford Stage, The Public Theatre, amongst others. Board member of WithAll, a non-profit organization on a fight to end eating disorders. B.F.A. Ithaca College, M.F.A Yale School of Drama (Donald & Zorca Oenslager Fellowship Award in Design Recipient). Member of United Scenic Artist 829. IG: @riwrdesign Azalea Fairly (Costume Designer) is a New Orleans born NY based costume designer.

NYC Off Broadway and Regional credits include: Detroit 67 (TheaterSquared, AR), Blood Knot (Flat Rock Playhouse, NC), By the Way Meet Vera Stark (Colorado Fine Arts Center, Nominated for 2022 Henry Award for Outstanding Costume Design), 10x10 Play Fest (Barrington Stage MA), Schoolgirls (TheaterSquared, AR), What Lies Beneath (On Site Opera NYC), TJ Loves Sally Forever (Jack Theater, NYT Critics Pick). Broadway assistant credits include: Hamilton and A Strange Loop (2022 Tony Award Winner for Best Musical).

Film design credits include The Rainbow Experiment and Paris in Harlem.

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Cheyenne Sykes (Lighting Designer) is originally from the Coast Salish region of Canada, she works on a wide range of projects including dance, performance art, music festivals, and theatre.

Recent APRIL 26 Select - MAY 21 Design Credits: Her Portmanteau (George Street Playhouse), This Is Our Youth (Area Stage Company), Be More Chill (Area Stage Company), Polylogues (Colt Coeur), The Softstream (Digital Concert from Softee), Performance Artist Miles Greenberg’s FOUNTAIN I, PNEUMOTHERAPY (II), and

COMPANY bios.

HAEMOTHERAPY (1), Black Exhibition (The Bushwick Starr), The Slow Room (PSNY), AGNES (59E59, Lesser America), PROTOTYPES (Susan Marshall & Company).

Select Assistant/Associate Credits: Bonnaroo Site Lighting (David Weiner Design), Sanctuary City (NYTW), Mary (Kanye West at Lincoln Center), Heroes of the Fourth Turning (Playwrights Horizons), White Noise (The Public Theater), “Daddy” (New Group/ Vineyard).

Scott O’Brien (Composer/Sound Designer) has composed and designed theatre and dance for a variety of off-Broadway and regional theaters. He was the Resident Composer/ Sound Designer for American Globe Theatre (2000-2014), the Chautauqua Theater Company (2006-2009), Adirondack Theatre Festival (2013-2015) and the Great River Shakespeare Festival in Winona, MN (2019 and 2021 seasons). He has lectured on Sound Design at SUNY-Rockland, Pace University, Fairleigh-Dickinson University, The Duke Ellington School for the Arts and Montclair State University (heading up the Sound Design Program there from 2015-2019). His production company Duck & Trout Music is based out of Gardiner, ME. Currently, he is composing for The Public Theatre (Lewiston, ME) and Theatre at Monmouth (Monmouth, ME). He has the good fortune to collaborate frequently with director, actor and playwright Melissa Maxwell.

Fre Howard (Wig & Makeup Designer) is an Artisan, Mom, educator (Faces By Fre,LLC).

Fre grew up in Michigan, now resides in Philadelphia, PA. Fre Designed Wigs and Makeup for The Fisher Center at Bard SummerScape’s Dom Juan, Ars Nova’s Mrs.

Murray’s Menagerie, and was the Assistant Designer on Othello for Opera Philadelpia.

In 2019, Fre became the First woman of color to design Makeup and Wigs for Operas at The Curtis institute of Music and Temple University Fre has worked in Film and Television for Netflix, Apple TV, Mystery Science Theatre 3000 - Season 13, Bel-Air on Peacock and National Commercials, Including Smartwater.

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Cristina (Cha) Ramos (Fights and Intimacy) is a multidisciplinary theater artist with a metric montón of books, swords, and altars in her NYC apartment. She is an intimacy & fight director, dramaturg, playwright, performer, and instructor. Recent projects include: intimacy and fight direction for Dom Juan at the Fisher Center at Bard College; associate intimacy direction for COMPANY on Broadway; dramaturgy for new works by José Rivera and Leslie Ayvazian; performing with the Vixens En Garde all-female sword-fighting Shakespeare comedy troupe; teaching intimacy and stage combat in-person and online; and ongoing development of her three original plays. More info at www.CallMeCha.com.

Christina M. Woolard (Production Stage Manager) stage manages for theatre, circus, and live events. Previous credits include American Hero and A Doll’s House, Part 2 (George Street Playhouse), Dead + Alive (One Year Lease), Space Dogs (MCC), Kinky Boots (Bucks County Playhouse), Preparedness (The Bushwick Starr), Passing Through (Goodspeed Musicals), Will You Come With Me? and Notes on My Mother’s Decline (The Play Company), Wilder Gone (Clubbed Thumb), Sunset Circus (Parallel Exit) and An American In Paris (The Argyle Theatre). Pandemic activities included

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Pat McCorkle, CSA; McCorkle Casting LTD (Casting) Pat McCorkle and McCorkle Casting continue to strive for inclusivity and social awareness during it’s 35 year history in casting.

She has cast for George Street Playhouse for over 25 years. Broadway: Over 50 productions including, On The Town, Amazing Grace, End of the Rainbow, A Few Good Men. etc. OffBroadway: Over 60 productions: Highlights; Tribes, Our Town, Driving Miss Daisy. Regional Theatre: Guthrie, Barrington Stage, CATF and hundreds of regional theatres throughout the country. Feature films: Currently casting six films for theatrical release. Previous projects: Premium Rush, Ghost Town, The Thomas Crown Affair, Die Hard with a Vengeance, etc. Television: 2 new films for Hallmark, Twisted, Humans for Sesame Street, Californication-(Emmy Nomination), Chappelle’s Show, Strangers with Candy etc. (mccorklecasting.com) Christopher J. Bailey (GSP Production Manager) This season marks Mr. Bailey’s 24th at George Street Playhouse and 18th as its Production Manager, having previously served the Playhouse as Technical Coordinator and Sound and Lighting Manager. Recently for GSP he was Lighting Designer for The Immigrant.

Was also Lighting Designer for GSP’s production of Clever Little Lies, which moved to the Guild Hall Theatre in East Hampton and then off-Broadway to the Westside Theatre. His other designs for GSP includes 6 scenic designs and 9 sound designs for GSP’s Educational Touring productions, 28 lighting designs and 40 sound designs for GSP’s

mainstage productions. Also, has designed for: Pearl Theatre, Barrington Stage, Premiere Stages, Bickford Theatre, Abingdon Theatre, Strand Theatre, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Two River Theater, Ashlawn Highland Opera, LKB Dance, Randy James Dance, Rand Theater, The Irish Repertory Theatre, Westport Country Playhouse, Long Wharf, Delaware Theatre Company, Jacob’s Pillow, and more. Mr. Bailey also teaches Stagecraft and Play Production at Middlesex County College.

David Saint (Artistic Director) is in his 25th season as Artistic Director of George Street Playhouse. He has directed 43 mainstage productions at GSP, having most recently helmed Ken Ludwig’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise.

Additional productions include Fully Committed and Tiny Beautiful Things for the GSP virtual season, Midwives, and Conscience, in addition to The Trial of Donna Caine, American Hero, American Son, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change and An Act of God starring the legendary Kathleen Turner in the 2017-18 season. His time here has been marked by collaborations with such artists as Keith Carradine, Tyne Daly, Rachel Dratch, Sandy Duncan, Boyd Gaines, A.R. Gurney, Uta Hagen, Harriet Harris, Jack Klugman, Dan Lauria, Kathleen Marshall, Elaine May, Anne Meara, David Hyde Pierce, Chita Rivera, Paul Rudd, Stephen Sondheim, Marlo Thomas, Eli Wallach, and many others including a remarkable partnership with Arthur Laurents. In addition, many new award-winning works have begun their life here during his tenure such as The Toxic Avenger, Proof, The Spitfire Grill, Joe DiPietro’s Clever Little Lies, and It Shoulda Been You. He has directed Final Follies at Primary Stages, Clever Little Lies at Guild Hall in East Hampton, NY and off-Broadway at West Side Theatre, as

COMPANY bios. well as the National tour of West Side Story. In July 2016, he directed West Side Story at the legendary Hollywood Bowl starring Jeremy Jordan and Solea Pfeiffer. In Summer 2019, he directed a revolutionary new production of West Side Story for IHI Stage Around in Tokyo and served as Associate Producer for the Academy Award-nominated film version of West Side Story directed by Steven Spielberg. He also has directed on Broadway, off-Broadway and regionally at Playwrights Horizons, Manhattan Theatre Club, Primary Stages, McCarter, Williamstown, Seattle Rep, Pasadena Playhouse, Pittsburg Public, Long Wharf and many others by such writers as Aaron Sorkin, Wendy Wasserstein, Peter Parnell, Jonathan Marc Sherman, Joe DiPietro and Jonathan Larson. He is the recipient of the Alan Schneider Award, Helen Hayes Award, L.A., Drama Critics Award, several DramaLogue Awards and is the President of The Laurents/Hatcher Foundation.

Jamie Grant (Interim Managing Director) has been a leader and innovator in performing arts for more than three decades. The former President and CEO of the Ordway Center (Saint Paul, MN), Long Center (Austin, TX) and McCallum Theatre (Palm Springs, CA) has worked in both the United States and Canada. Under Jamie’s leadership, for the first time ever a production went directly from the Ordway to Broadway when SIX opened. For 13 years Jamie was the general manager of the Centre in the Square in Kitchener, Ontario, an award-winning multi-purpose performing arts center with a main hall of 2000 seats, plus an art gallery and studio theatre. Jamie has accomplished the rare feat of opening many new performing arts centers: Imperial Theatre in Saint John, New Brunswick, Heritage

Theatre in Brampton, Ontario, Skylight Theatre Amphitheatre in Toronto and was the founder and Producer of Theatre Malton. An adjunct lecturer at the University of Waterloo, Jamie taught for almost a decade for the Centre for Cultural Management and is a regular lecturer, panelist and guest speaker for other universities, colleges, and professional conferences. A soughtafter part-time consultant for many years, Jamie has done strategic planning work for dozens of arts, entertainment and non-profit organizations in the United States and Canada for over 25 years. He has recently decided to grow Grant Management Group and currently serving as Interim Managing Director at George Street Playhouse.

Q&A with

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Nottage courtesy of Guthrie Theater

When a play idea sparks, which comes first: people, plot or platform?

It depends. Sweat began with a commission from Oregon Shakespeare Festival to write a play that engaged with American history — specifically a revolution. I didn’t know where to start, so I found my way through immersive research. I wrote By the Way, Meet Vera Stark, a play about an African American starlet in the 1930s, after watching a film series on Turner Classic Movies. I became acutely aware of the absence of strong, black females in film during that period, and I wondered about the fate of talented black actresses who dared to challenge the status quo.

What was the spark that became Clyde’s (originally titled Floyd’s)?

Clyde’s began as a conversation with Sweat, which takes place in Reading, Pennsylvania, where I spent a great deal of time interviewing residents. I wanted to write about the deindustrialization happening there, but I also wanted to write something fun, accessible and irreverent — hence Clyde’s.

Is it challenging to write multiple plays at once?

When I’m writing a play with weighty themes, I often have another play going — my side hustle — that becomes my escape. The plays are in conversation, but they demand opposite parts of my brain. With Sweat, I wanted to dialogue on an immediate, political and visceral level. With Clyde’s, I wanted to dialogue on a spiritual and emotional level. My research involved eating delicious food and chatting with a friend who owned an artisanal sandwich shop. I tasted things I love and came up with flavor combinations that felt delightful and unexpected. My favorite part of writing was imagining the sandwiches.

Inquiring minds want to know: What’s your favorite sandwich?

I love a good tuna sandwich with habaneros, red onions and chopped pickles This interview was originally published in the 2019 Floyd’s program at the Guthrie Theater, where the play was commissioned and had its world premiere. Portions of the interview have been edited.

Tell us more about your research in Reading. Why did this community captivate you?

On my first visit, I assumed I would do a quick series of interviews and I’d develop a play. But I found that Reading demanded more attention. There was an air of despair, frustration and an overall sense of abandonment permeating the city, and I felt I couldn’t walk away. I was drawn to the honesty and spirit of the people and became invested in understanding their circumstances and how the economic downturn led to the city’s decline. It echoed what was happening throughout the country, and I wanted to fully understand the how and the why. What began as a simple trip became more than two years of immersion, and that engagement led to the writing of Sweat.

Yet my conversations with the people of Reading didn’t feel complete. So I created a massive performance installation called This Is Reading, which was based on our interviews and designed to help heal and engage the community through constructive and collective dialogue.

Clyde’s is the grace note in the Reading trilogy. It’s about formerly incarcerated people who have been marginalized and are unsure if they can reintegrate into society. They struggle until they realize they have all the tools necessary to rebuild their lives. I also think that’s true of Reading.

Every character in Clyde’s has been impacted by the criminal justice system. Why this deliberate choice?

I was interested in people who find themselves in limbo and attempt to emerge from a place of darkness without knowing how to fully embrace the light. The equivalent of that in our society are formerly incarcerated individuals who must reengage with a culture that doesn’t necessarily welcome them home with open arms. In that sense, the sandwich shop in Clyde’s is purgatory. Each character is trying to negotiate their freedom and fully inhabit a body that was held captive physically and emotionally. They’re learning how to lean into forgiveness and understand that they have the power to transcend their mistakes

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Choreography by JOHAN KOBBORG and ETHAN STIEFEL

CORPORATIONS, FOUNDATIONS & GOVERNMENT

GEORGE STREET PLAYHOUSE gratefully acknowledges the following for their annual support: EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS $100,000 and Above

The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation

MACMILLAN FAMILY FOUNDATION

PRODUCERS $50,000 - $99,999

THANK YOU for your annual support CO-PRODUCERS $20,000 - $49,999

Bank of America Bloomberg The Hyde and Watson Foundation NJ Arts and Culture Recovery Fund Princeton Area Community Foundation, The Robert Wood Johnson III Fund Union Foundation

ASSOCIATE PRODUCERS $10,000 - $19,999 Cecelia Joyce and Seward Johnson Foundation E.J. Grassmann Trust The Heldrich Investors Foundation PNC Foundation

CONTRIBUTING PARTNER $5,000 - $9,999 The Amboy Foundation Anela Kolohe Foundation The Fred C. Rummel Foundation Merrill G. and Emita E. Hastings Foundation Nancy Friday Foundation Schumann Fund for New Jersey GUARANTORS $2,500 - $4,999 Nassau Communications The Provident Bank Foundation PSEG Foundation PATRONS $1,000 - $2,499 Fund for the New Jersey Blind BACKERS $500 - $999 Actors Equity Foundation, Inc.

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Current Matching Gift Companies Supporting GEORGE STREET PLAYHOUSE ATT Bristol-Myers Squibb GE Corporation Goldman Sachs The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey

IBM Corporation Johnson & Johnson Merck Company Merrill Lynch & Co PepsiCo Pfizer

Prudential Foundation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation S&P Global Foundation UBS Verizon

INDIVIDUALS PRODUCER’S CIRCLE VISIONARIES $25,000+

James N. Heston Peter Jewell and Fred Eisinger Sharon Karmazin Arthur Roswell

SUSTAINERS $10,000– $24,999 Lucy Hughes and Sean Devlin Julie and Robert Goldstein In Memory of Albert and Barbara Goldstein Anne E. Hayden The Honorable Thomas H. Kean Nancy and Duncan MacMillan Mindy Raso Kirstein and Phil Kirstein

ADVOCATES $5,000 – $7,499 Laura Baron Lois and Ronald Bleich Joan and Robert Campbell Leonard Littman Ellen Ozur and Stuart Brown Lora Tremayne

BENEFACTORS $2,500 – $4,999 Edward S. Atwater, IV Regina Belowsky William Engel Dave Greene Tillie and Bob Kahle Lorraine J. Knapp Laura and Dean Livingston Rita Paszamant Kimberlee S. Phelan Dorothy and Norman Politziner Ann and Robert Rafano Christine Renz and Noah Levy Adrienne and Andrew Ross Jocelyn Schwartzman Janice and Lewis Stolar Bob Virgadamo and Kim Sarik Vicki and Neil Weisfeld

ANGELS $1,000 – $2,499

Isa Beck Wanda Blanchett Walter Bradhering Benjamin Bucca Kathleen Campbell Jackson Marylou and Al D’Augusta D’Maris and Joseph Dempsey Barbara and Paul Eggermann Barbara and Gerald Essig Bobbi and Barry Freedman Susan Garruto Marc Gonzer Margaret and Thomas Gorrie

Christine Grant and Michael Halpern Jamie Grant John and Clara Grosso Margaret Grove In Memory of Ralph and Barbara Voorhees Sharon and Mark Gruber Penelope E. Lattimer, Ph.D. Irene and Steven Lieberman Janet Lonney Pamela and Andrew Lovasz Adele T. Macula, Ed.D. Maureen and Anthony Marchetta Barbara Martalus In Memory of Robert J. Martaus, longtime friend of the Playhouse Dina Mastellone Eliza and Jeffery Mazen Mark McMahon and Roberto Moreira Elizabeth Otterbein C. Sharon and Jonathan Parker Richard A. Patt Mona and Barry Portnoy Kristen Rich and Anthony Camaioni II Marie and Marshall Rosen Carole and Stephen Schneider In Honor of Janice Stolar Kathy and Ken Schurzky Lynn and Barry Sherman Noreen and Patrick Sinko Nonny and Paul Stahlin Renée Troiano Margaret Velden Caroline and Frank Weymar Nancy and Edward Winant Philip and Rebecca Witt Michele and George Wolansky Anonymous Anonymous

BACKERS $500 – $999

Marie M. Adair Deborah Alexander Adelaide Brenner Carol Condon Lynnette Durko Camara Epps Barbara and Sheldon Freidenreich The Ganguly Family Willard Geller Nancy and Dean Georgiades James G. Gibson Lisa A. Goldstein Gwendolyn and Michael Greenberg Jeffrey Hyman Lynda and John Kazmark Nancy L. Lee Joan and Richard Barry McCormick Daphne and Steven Mishkin Amy and Michael Moorby Lisa Moro and Alan Voorhees

INDIVIDUALS Robert Nolan Tari Pantaleo In Honor of Deb Lemeshow Jerome N. Pasichow and Robin Greenberg Mary and Theodore Petti Barbara and Howard Sorkin Dan Vickery Adam White Warren Zimmerman

PARTNERS $250 – $499

Marci and Martin Abschultz Deborah Alexander Jennifer Allen Barbara Baier Jeanne and James F. Barrett, II Stuart Bauer Diane Beni Karen A. Beverly Robert Henry Bishop, Jr. Susan and Alan Blanchette Karen and David Blivaiss Chris Bohjalian Shelley and Tom Brankner Adelaide Brenner James and Joanne Bunce Mark Corso Melissa and Charles Daniel Roy Epps Lyn and David Fasanella Angela Fevola and Karen Maccaron Marlene and Joel Gordon Pamela Gray Denise and Irwin Hametz Evelyn Hartmann Joel and Ellen Henkin Frederick Holt Ruby Hope Karen Horlick Sherry and Janice Johnson Donna and Bud Keller Kevin Janis and George Kupczak Ellen Kennedy and David Fiegley Scott Killian Pat and Roger Klein Sharon and Joseph Kosmo Susanne and Alex Kucsma Martin Lasus James Lockwood Carolyn Lumia Susan Mansfield and John Byrne Ruth Marcus Richard McAdams Cheryl and Jeff McBride Mary Ann McLaughlin Tali Mendelberg and Gilbert Blitz Joan and Rabbi Bennett Miller Cheryl Mintz and Harris Richter Judith S. Musicant and Hugh Clark

Carol Natarelli Brenda J. Overcash and Thomas West Marcus Peter Porcelli Bethany and Jonathan Rabinowitz Laurence Rothstein Rita Seplowitz Saltz Karen Satterthwaite Victoria and Michael Shernicoff Sheldon Singer Theodore Stahl Joanne Stern Bonnie and David Sudol Patrice Sullivan Mary and Donald Thomas Pannie Trifillis-Kiledjian Stephen M. and Gabriella Vajtay Carol Volkland Bonnie and Allan Warton Lynne Weiss Caroline Willard Joanne and Allen Williams Michael Wolk Susan and Jerry Zweig

FRIENDS $100 – $249

Carol Adelman Eric Allender Beth and Marc Alterman Mary Jo Altom Valerie Anderson Thomas F. Arnold Janet and Alan Arnowitz Mona Asher Peggy Barbella and William Fitzsimmons Anne Berry Gail and Barry Bertiger Stacey and Dennis Borden Elizabeth and Bill Braden H. Neil Broder Leah and Peter Brown Jennifer and Richard Bullock Joanna Burger Joan and Gary Busman Vincent Cardarelli Cricket and Janette Cardozo Eva Carey Marilyn and Charles Carroll Cheree Causey Premala Chandra Linda Choplick Carol Ciorciari Carol U. and Lewis B. Coe Lorraine and Harvey Cohen Margaret Cohen Fay Colligan Donald B. Cook Sheila Cooper Ellen and Cliff Cramer James Crimmins Anne and James Dalin Natalie Darwin Nancy and Jeff Davis Mary Ellen Decoster Anthony DeMarco Joanna and James Demaria Norman J. Diamond Dr. Paul and Mrs. Betty Dicker Dane Dickler Tammy Dorff Jennifer and John Dowd Diane and Philip Dumont Roy Eismann

THANK YOU for your annual support Richard Engel Rick Engler and Brad Caswell Maureen Farrell Paula and Irwin Feifer Joseph Filep Helen Fine Rosemary Fiorillo Barbara Fisk Marie Foucher and Daniel Hyman Bonnie and William Fox Robert Gannon Judith E. Gardner Stacey and David Garfield Eric Garfunkel Pat and Diana Gatti Alan Godber Fred Goepel Susan and Eric Goldman L. Goldstein and I. Novak Elizabeth and Roy Gotta Cynthia A. Graney Robert Grant William Hagaman Brenda and Roland Hagan Margaret Hanlon Daniel Harrington Robert Harris Robert Hartmann Patricia M. Hastings Lucille Heller Jeffery Heend Deborah Henry Nancy E. Hines Karen Hochman Diane and Barnett Hoffman Denise and James Houghton Robert E. Howard Kathleen K. Hutchins Pamela Imbimbo Elizabeth and John Jaskowiak Alexander Jodidio Joyce F. Jonat Lynn and Ed Josell Susan and Samuel Kamens Seth Kane Sharon Kaplan Maxine Kasdin Liz and Murray Katz Barbara and Arthur Ketterer Nancy and Lee Kevin Dr. and Mrs. Gregory M. LaGana Michael Lane Paul Leath Ann and John Lech Karen and David Levinsky Debra Levinson Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Lind Rose and Anthony LoCastro Susan London Kathleen Love and Glenn Bell Barbara and Robert Lowry Anna Lustenberg Evelyn Maloney Mary Ann Marcuzzi Leslie and Richard Marcus Ruth Margolin Josefina Mark Linda Massa William McBride Sandy Rae Mckenzie Ellen and Tom Measday Beth and Mark Mehler Barbara and Donald Meltz Donna and Stanley Messer Marion Mezzetti Frani and Ferenc Mike-Mayer In memory of Noah Raines

Jane and Steven Miller Jonathan C. Mills Karol and Wayne Morrison Bruce Moskovitz and John Fellin Anne and Martin Mozer Suzanne S. Nacson Barbara and Kurt Nathan Deborah and Jason Newcomb In Memory of Janet Tappen Henry Newman Sherrilynn Novack Dennis O’Dea Eugene O’Neill Anita and Harry Paborsky C. Parella & D. Tomasso Timothy Peitz Margaret and Harry Perrin The Pichinson Family Donna Pincavage Sylvia Psuty Barry V. Qualls Louise Rapkin Ellen Rebarber Barbara S. Reed Zizi Reinhart Elliot Reiter Kim and Chris Riemann Alberto Rivas Susan Rivkind and Richard Zucker Edwin Robinson Jeff Robinson Naomi Rose Alan Rothschild Marianne Ruby David Saint Marcia Santucci Cory and Stanley Schneider John and Lynn Semmlow Michele Senko Marjorie Shakun Elliot Spack Robert Spencer Marianne Sheridan Denise Shukoff Anita J. Siegel Ben Sifuentes-Jáuegui and Mark Trautman Rachel Silverstein Valerie Slade Jennifer Smith Mullen and Ed Mullen Christine Sohn Eliot Spack Marcella Ann Stapor Naomi Stark Natalie and Ernest Stein Susan Stern Marjorie and Jeffrey Stevens Jill M. Stone Sloane and David Stribling Jacqueline Tepper Michael Triebe Cecelia Tyler Karen Volpe Bob Warwick Elaine and Evan Wasserman Debbie and and Bart Weinstein Shelby Wells and Deborah Herman Barbara Williams Jon Winer Gail Wovna Includes annual support received through December, 2022.

If you notice an error here, please do not hesitate to contact us at development@georgestplayhouse.org so that we may correct it for our next printing.

We gratefully acknowledge the following for their support of our 2022 GALA BENEFIT PRODUCING SPONSORS

Nonny and Paul Stahlin Janice G. and Lewis Stolar Lora Tremayne

PLAYWRIGHT SPONSORS Joan and Bob Campbell James N. Heston Lucy Hughes and Sean Devlin Sharon Karmazin & The Karma Foundation Philip Kirstein & Melinda Raso Kirstein WithumSmith+Brown

DONORS Lisa Goldstein and Ira Novak Flemington Car & Truck Country Anne Hayden Kathleen Hayes Amy and Michael Moorby James and Barbara Petrosini Primepoint QuickChek Carole & Dr. Stephen Schneider Patricia Shiffner Somerset Health Care Foundation Dee and Herb Williams

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

DIRECTOR SPONSORS Ruth and Steve Hendel Parker Health Group, Inc David Saint PARTNERS Meg and Tom Gorrie The Hon. Thomas H. Kean Penelope E. Lattimer, Ph.D. Nancy and Duncan MacMillan Kimberlee Phelan RWJBarnabas Health Lexine and Cuyler Tremayne FRIENDS Eisner Amper Flemington Car & Truck Country Fox Rothschild Betsy and Lou Garlatti Genova Burns, LLC Laurie Kahmi / LCK Wealth Management The Merrill G. & Emita E. Hastings Foundation Merrill Lynch / The Erdmann Group Northfield Bank Sharon and Jonathan Parker Rutgers University, Graduate School of Education BACKERS Nan and Joseph P. Benincasa Lois and Ron Bleich Bloomberg Paula and Jack Gentempo Adele Macula, Ed.D. New Brunswick Development Corporation (DEVCO) Dorothy and Norm Politziner Jocelyn Schwartzman

SPECIAL APPEAL DONORS Marie M. Adair Edward Atwater Carol Auerbach and Al Berger Ashley and David Bednash Jo Ann and Rich Bednash Nancy and Joseph P. Benincasa Jacqueline Brendel Merissa Buczny John M. Burns Jr Donna Castronovo Ellen and Ted Cohen Corveleyn Law Firm Christopher Costa James Decker Brenda and Jerry Deener Lucy Hughes and Sean Devlin Nadiyah Dorsey Jelani Dukes William V. Engel Camara Epps Lilly M. and Eilan Ezrachie Flemington Car and Truck Country Margaret Fourounjian Genova Burns Amy Gianficaro Margaret and Thomas Gorrie Bill Hagaman Judith and James Hancock Julie Hench Tom Heston The Karma Foundation Governor Thomas Kean

Jeremy and Lucy Kessous Mindy Raso Kirstein and Phil Kirstein Steven Klein Sheri and Tim Konz Rachana and Anand Kulkarni Penelope E. Lattimer, Ph.D Howard Lenn Adele T. Macula, Ed.D Anthony Marchetta Charlene and Thomas Martino Elizabeth Mattison Felicia E. McGinty Paula and Larry Metz Mark McMahon and Roberto Silva Moreira Maria and Abel Moreyra John Mortenson Christopher Paladino Laura and Joseph Perez Kimberlee S. Phelan Michael Pintabone Robert Polak Josh Prince Matthew Pulomena Muriel Grimmett and Louis Ray Mary and Gary Reece Marissa Reibstein and Moin Hydari Philip Rinaldi Natalie Rodan and Neil Burns Simona and Ovid Romanoschi Kelly Ryman Lynn and Barry Sherman Ben Sifuentes-Jáuregui Nonny and Paul Stahlin Susan and Frank Teneyck Hal R. Terr Lindsey and Whitney Tisch Lexine and Cuyler Tremayne Lisa and Carter Tremayne Kathleen Ventrella Martha M. Weisgerber BJ Welsh Irene Wolff Michael Yarrow SPECIAL THANKS TO BAM Desserts Kenneth M. Fisher, Jr./ Nassau Communications The Palace at Somerset Park

STAFF David Saint, Artistic Director • Jamie Grant, Interim Managing Director

ARTISTIC General Manager Artistic Associate

Scott Goldman Laiona Michelle

PROPERTIES Properties Supervisor

Nimon Ibranimaj

Robert Lavagno

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

COSTUMES

DEVELOPMENT

FOR THIS PRODUCTION

Chief of Staff Administrative Assistant Data and Special Projects Manager Business Assistant

Director of Development Development Associate

EDUCATION Director of Education Education Associate

Megan Cherry Crystal Harris Shakera Blakney Lynne Holton

Jacqueline Brendel Haley Kisly

Nadiyah S. Dorsey Daniella Saldaña

MARKETING & PUBLIC RELATIONS Director of Marketing & Public Relations Director of Digital Strategy & Communications Marketing Associate & Graphic Designer Press Representative

Photographer Videographer Production Key Art Graphic Design

PATRON SERVICES Sales and Patron Services Manager Assistant Patron Services Manager Patron Services Associates

PRODUCTION

Jason Paddock Matthew Holowienka Corinne Antonelli Holly Garman, HMG Public Relations T. Charles Erickson Michael Boylan Film Dominic Grijalva

Debra L. Lemeshow Gary Frangione Susan Blumert Allen Neuner Marlene Zyontz

Production Manager Assistant Production Manager Company Manager COVID Safety Manager

Christopher J. Bailey Billy Goheen Sal Fabio Amir Lembirck

Technical Director Shop Foreman Scenic Charge Painter Head Carpenter Caprenters

Mohamed Haddara Nick Skiba Jim Hancocks Jeanette Mieses Dori Lichter Bry Belling James McMenamin Jake Blanchette

SETS

Costume Shop Manager

Assistant Costume Shop Manager Draper Wardrobe and Hair Supervisor

Joleen Addleman Loyd Becky Erlitz Grace Wylie Rachel Pollard

Assistant Costume Designer Assistant Lighting Designer

Tyler Alexander Arnold David Shocket

Assistant Sound Designer

Assistant Hair and Makeup Designer Assistant Stage Manager Production Assistant

Nate Brown Nikki Beliniski Asha Campbell Anna Mondragon Freddy Krepps Caitlyn Ostrowski

Head Electrician Assistant Lighting Supervisor Sound Supervisor Assistant Sound Supervisor Hair and Wig Crew Stitcher Dresser and Make Up Crew

Markus Johnson Ryan Fisher Ted Crimy Chiara DeSantis Jannete Fisher Hanna Allison Ariana Papin

NEW BRUNSWICK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Executive Director Director of Operations NBPAC Patron Services Manager House Manager/ Assistant Box Office Manager Assistant House Manager Marketing Manager Box Office Associates

Interm Production Manager/ Lighting Supervisor Assistant Lighting Supervisor Sound and Video Supervisor Deck Supervisor Deck Hand A1 A2 Lighting Console Programmer Lighting Console Operator Special Thanks to Tattoo Artist

Merissa Buczny Mark Sharp Victoria Muscio Keelin Higgins Emani Simpson Eric Greenberg Jessica Jasionowski Joy Lynn Pringle-Bato Thomas Williamson Aiden Mitchell Joshua Maywood Andre Penn Chris Nielson Prince Bawuah Jason Jackson Harrison Freni Nick Kraemer

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STAFF

For Your Information George Street Playhouse is located at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 GeorgeStreetPlayhouse.org • Patron Services: 732-246-7717

AUDIO-DESCRIBED PERFORMANCES

We offer audio-described performances for patrons with visual impairment.

Please call the Patron Services, 732-246-7717, for further information. Large print and Braille programs are available upon request. Audiodescribed performances are made possible by support from Fund for the New Jersey Blind, Inc.

CAPTIONED PERFORMANCES

We offer captioned performances for patrons with hearing impairment.

FIRE NOTICE

The exit indicated by the red light and sign nearest to the seat you occupy is the shortest route to the street. In the event of a fire or other emergency, please do not run, WALK TO THE EXIT.

INCLEMENT WEATHER

George Street Playhouse maintains a policy of not cancelling performances due to inclement weather. Please call Patron Services, 732-246-7717, if you have any questions.

LATE SEATING POLICY

George Street Playhouse’s accessible programming is made possible in part by Fund for the New Jersey Blind, Inc.

The theatre is open to the public one halfhour prior to the performance. In consideration of all patrons, latecomers will be seated at the discretion of House Management.

ASSISTIVE LISTENING SYSTEM

RECORDING EQUIPMENT

For patrons who have a hearing impairment, light-weight, comfortable receivers are available from the NBPAC Concierge desk. If any individual requires special assistance or assistive technology, please contact the Patron Services Manager at 732-246-7717 as far in advance of the program as possible.

COVID-19 SAFETY

All patrons are welcome and highly encouraged to wear masks at all times while inside the venue.

Due to copyright and union regulations and restrictions, still cameras, video cameras or any type of recording equipment is not permitted at any time in the theatre and will be confiscated.

SMOKING

The NBPAC is a smoke-free environment.

There is no smoking or vaping in the building.

TICKETS START AT $25!

GeorgeStreetPlayhouse.org • (732) 246-7717 ONSTAGE FEB. 2023

Conceived By Rebecca Feldman Additional Materials by Jay Reiss Music & Lyrics by William Finn Book by Rachel Sheinkin Directed by Colin Hanlon