Clyde’s
BY LYNN NOTTAGE
DIRECTED BY TAYLOR REYNOLDS
A co-production with Huntington Theatre Company
Peet’s Theatre
Jan 20–Feb 26, 2023
Running time: 90 min, no intermission
Clyde’s contains the use of herbal cigarettes.
Clyde’s contains strong language, mature themes, and depictions of violence.
Nominated for the 2022 Tony Award for Best Play! Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage returns to Berkeley Rep for the first time since her extraordinary play Ruined. In this feel-good comic drama, the formerly incarcerated kitchen staff at a truck-stop sandwich shop attempt to rebuild their lives. While their tough-as-nails boss – who slings sizzling insults fast and processed food even faster – tries to thwart their dreams, each staff member is encouraged by the mysterious chef to indulge in imagining, then creating, their perfect sandwich. A buoyant play full of witty dialogue, Clyde’s is a transcendent story about people rising above their past mistakes and reconnecting with the world.
Clyde’s delivers.... In Lynn Nottage’s appealing comedy… a perfect sandwich is a religious experience.
There are lots of laughs…. Clyde’s is about real things, hard things, but [it’s] also a comedy. It’s heartfelt and hopeful, with laughs to leaven what might, in less skilled hands, become mawkish or sentimental…. [It] allows humor, connectivity and grace to warm a cold place.
A humorous slice of life… full of contrasts, crunch, with lots of flavor.
Both hilarious and heartbreaking. A compelling piece of fiction that feels drawn from plenty of truth.
Totally delicious and delightful. Rapid-fire, edgy, hilarious, and often moving and even inspirational… The result is a feast of fun that will assure that audiences leave Berkeley Rep’s Peet’s Theatre fully satiated.
Company and creative team
For full bios, please see our digital program.
LYNN NOTTAGE | PLAYWRIGHT
TAYLOR REYNOLDS | DIRECTOR
WILSON CHIN | SCENIC DESIGN
KAREN PERRY | COSTUME DESIGN
AMITH CHANDRASHAKER | LIGHTING DESIGN
AUBREY DUBE | SOUND DESIGN
MEGAN ELLIS | HAIR, WIG, AND MAKEUP DESIGN
ALAINE ALLDAFFER, CSA | CASTING
LESLIE M. RADIN* | STAGE MANAGER
LUCAS BRYCE DIXON | ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
WESLEY GUIMARÃES* | RAFAEL
CYNDII JOHNSON* | LETITIA
LOUIS REYES MCWILLIAMS* | JASON
APRIL NIXON* | CLYDE
HAROLD SURRATT* | MONTRELLOUS
ANDREÁ BELLAMORE* | U/S CLYDE/LETITIA
MAX CARPENTER* | U/S JASON
JOHN R. LEWIS* | U/S MONTRELLOUS/RAFAEL
* Indicates a member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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Harold Surratt as Montrellous and April Nixon as Clyde in Lynn Nottage’s Tony Award-nominated play Clyde’s at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. (Photo by Kevin Berne/Berkeley Rep)
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Cyndii Johnson as Letitia in Lynn Nottage’s Tony Award-nominated play Clyde’s at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. (Photo by Kevin Berne/Berkeley Rep)
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Wesley Guimarães as Rafael in Lynn Nottage’s Tony Award-nominated play Clyde’s. (Photo by Muriel Steinke/Berkeley Rep)
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Louis Reyes McWilliams as Jason in Lynn Nottage’s Tony Award-nominated play Clyde’s at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. (Photo by Kevin Berne/Berkeley Rep)
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Louis Reyes McWilliams as Jason and Cyndii Johnson as Letitia in Lynn Nottage’s Tony Award-nominated play Clyde’s at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. (Photo by Kevin Berne/Berkeley Rep)
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Wesley Guimarães as Rafael and April Nixon as Clyde in Lynn Nottage’s Tony Award-nominated play Clyde’s. (Photo by Muriel Steinke/Berkeley Rep)
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Louis Reyes McWilliams as Jason and April Nixon as Clyde in Lynn Nottage’s Tony Award-nominated play Clyde’s at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. (Photo by Kevin Berne/Berkeley Rep)
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Harold Surratt as Montrellous and Cyndii Johnson as Letitia in Lynn Nottage’s Tony Award-nominated play Clyde’s at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. (Photo by Kevin Berne/Berkeley Rep)
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Louis Reyes McWilliams as Jason and April Nixon as Clyde in Lynn Nottage’s Tony Award-nominated play Clyde’s at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. (Photo by Kevin Berne/Berkeley Rep)
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Louis Reyes McWilliams as Jason, Harold Surratt as Montrellous, and April Nixon as Clyde in Lynn Nottage’s Tony Award-nominated play Clyde’s at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. (Photo by Kevin Berne/Berkeley Rep)
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April Nixon as Clyde and Harold Surratt as Montrellous in Lynn Nottage’s Tony Award-nominated play Clyde’s at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. (Photo by Kevin Berne/Berkeley Rep)
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Cyndii Johnson as Letitia and Wesley Guimarães as Rafael in Lynn Nottage’s Tony Award-nominated play Clyde’s. (Photo by Muriel Steinke/Berkeley Rep)
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Cyndii Johnson as Letitia in Lynn Nottage’s Tony Award-nominated play Clyde’s at Berkeley Repertory Theatre. (Photo by Kevin Berne/Berkeley Rep)
By Lynn Nottage | Directed by Taylor Reynolds | Scenic design by Wilson Chin | Costume design by Karen Perry | Lighting design by Amith Chandrashaker | Sound design by Aubrey Dube | Hair, wig, and makeup design by Megan Ellis