''Clyde's'' is a play by

Lynn Nottage Lynn Nottage (born November 2, 1964) is an American playwright whose work often focuses on the experience of working-class people, particularly working-class people who are black. She has received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama twice: in 2009 for he ...

that opened on Broadway on November 23, 2021, and closed on January 16, 2022, at the Hayes Theater. The production was directed by Kate Whoriskey and starred

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, Ron Cephas Jones,

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, Reza Salazar, and Kara Young. The play made its UK premiere at the

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in October 2023.

Plot summary

The story follows a group of formerly incarcerated employees at a truck stop diner, and one man's quest for the perfect sandwich.

Simulcast

On November 22, 2021, Second Stage Theater announced that ''Clyde's'' would be live streamed from January 4 to 16 of 2022. It was captured by five to seven cameras mounted by Assemble Stream.

Awards and nominations

Original Broadway production

Response

''Clyde's'' was the most-produced play of the 2022–2023 American theater season per '' American Theatre''.

References

{{reflist 2021 plays Broadway plays Plays by Lynn Nottage