Clybourne Park at Steppenwolf Theater

Overview:

On two separate afternoons, 50 years apart, a modest bungalow on Chicago's northwest side becomes a contested site in the politics of race. September 1959: Russ and Bev are moving out to the suburbs. They've inadvertently sold the house to the neighborhood's first black family and ignited a community showdown. September 2009: the neighborhood is ripe for gentrification and the house is again changing hands. This time to a young white couple with plans for demolition and a knack for saying the wrong things at the wrong time. 

In a provocative nod to A Raisin in the Sun, Pulitzer Prize winner Bruce Norris takes a hilarious look at what happens when home becomes a battleground. 

Click on Vlog to view the video about "Clybourne Park" at the Steppenwolf Theater

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlfHjLmus2A&feature=BFp&list=FLKrPH2aDoE4X8JBIpz7OxBA