Heartland Theatre Company's Clybourne Park, an examination of race relations and discrimination, continues through Feb. 25-27.
Clybourne Park, written by Bruce Norris and directed by Rhys Lovell, encompasses two acts set fifty years apart. Act One takes place in 1959, as nervous (white) community leaders anxiously try to stop the sale of a home to a black family. Act Two is set in the same house in the present day, as the now predominantly African-American neighborhood battles to hold its ground in the face of gentrification.
Clybourne Park is winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It includes mature themes and language. The local production is sponsored by Cindy and Mike Kerber.
Shows are Thursday through Saturday, at 7:30 p.m. General Admission is $15, with a senior discount (over 65) of $12 and a student discount of $5. To make a reservation, call the Heartland Theatre Box Office at 309-452-8709309-452-8709 or email boxoffice@heartlandtheatre.org