The Movie Clybourne Park By Bruce Norris Essay

On Friday, September 23, the University of Central Florida Theatre Program performed Clybourne Park, written by Bruce Norris, which was directed by David Reed. Clybourne Park satirizes racism and how foolish people were in not being able to accept the differences among each other. The late 1950’s was a time when racism was at its peak, which caused serious turmoil amongst fellow American citizens. Clybourne Park is a play about how society needs to progress and embrace change. Set in 1959 Chicago in the first act, the neighborhood association is trying to prevent a colored family from buying a middle-class white family’s home. As the second act comes around, the story is set in the 2000’s in the same neighborhood, but now the neighborhood is predominately black. A white family is buying back into the neighborhood and change that home to counter what has come of the neighborhood. Due to the black box theater making the audience feel more in touch with the actors , it enhanced the experience and made it more believable. It felt as if the characters were talking directly to the audience and at some points, in the play, I wanted to chime in on what was happening because of how foolish some of the reasonings and arguments were. The actors words were believable, but considering the fact that I do not share the same beliefs as those frustrated with a black family moving into an all-white community, these words did not reside well with me. I do not relate to a specificShow MoreRelatedClybourne Park1002 Words   |  5 Pages Word Count: 1,002 Clybourne Park Essay The Broadway play â€Å"Clybourne Park† is based off the movie and play â€Å"The Raisin in the Sun†. It is written by Bruce Norris and was honored with many awards including the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for drama and the Tony Award for best play. Bruce Norris wrote the play by having it pick up right where â€Å"The Raisin in the Sun† left off. By doing this, Bruce Norris picks up where the drama was and shows the racial tensions in the 1950’s and 1960’s up until present