Clyde’s

April 24, 2024 - June 2, 2024

Journey to 1967 in the city of Detroit. Motown music is getting the party started

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage serves up a savory story of resilience, redemption, and the healing powers of food in Clyde’s. The formerly incarcerated kitchen staff of a truck-stop sandwich joint are on a mission to create the perfect sandwich—and to move forward from past lives that were far from perfect. Though Clyde, the shop’s formerly incarcerated owner, is a “second chance” employer who only hires people who’ve experienced incarceration, she never hesitates to remind her staff of just how precarious their lives are: how much they depend on her and the jobs she’s given them. Hope and humor are the main ingredients in this thoroughly entertaining—and thoroughly urgent—play. The Washington Post called this Pulitzer Prize-winning play a “highly entertaining comedy of kitchen nightmares”.

Meet The Cast

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Kelli Crump

Clyde

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Alexander Pobutsky

Jason

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Erik Hernandez

Rafael

Erik Hernandez, a metro-Detroit native, is excited to be back home performing at the Detroit Public Theatre for the first time. It’s also his first play ever and he’s ready to bring this incredible character to life and share the powerful message of Clyde’s. He holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from the University of Cincinnati-College Conservatory of Music. (Credits) Television: Power Book II: Ghost (Gordo), For The Boys (Christian) National Tour: Aladdin (Razoul u/s & Ensemble) Off-Broadway: Spamilton (Daveed Diggs/Man #3) Regional: Rent (Collins), Mu’Allaqatna: An Extension of Glories (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), Evita. All thanks to Xavier, my incredible family, Stewart Talent Agency, BAC Talent, Larry Moss for showing me the importance of good writing, Beyoncé, and most importantly, Harlem. (ILYF) Instagram: @imerikhernandez

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Marie Muhammad

Letitia

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Brian Marable

Montrellous

Detroit Public Theatre: Detroit ‘67, Skeleton Crew, Pipeline; Baltimore Center Stage: Detroit ‘67; The Old Globe and People’s Light Theater: Skeleton Crew; Performance Network: The Mountaintop (Martin Luther King, Jr.), The Piano Lesson (Boy Willie); Purple Rose Theatre Company: Superior Donuts (Franco). Film/ TV—Have a Little Faith (Hallmark Movie), The Citizen (2012, Monterey Media), Low Winter Sun (AMC), Standing in the Shadows of Motown (James Jamerson). Education— Howard University, Wayne State University.

Meet The Creative Team

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Courtney Burkett

Director

Courtney’s DPT directing credits include Cry It Out, Marie and Rosetta, Murder Ballad (Wilde Award Nomination: Best Musical; It’s All Theatre: Best of Season), American Hero, and the touring production of Detroit ‘67. Courtney played Laurie in DPT’s production of Pipeline. Prior to co-founding DPT, Courtney spent five years as Director of Theatre Programs at Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit, where she trained and mentored hundreds of young actors. Directing credits at Mosaic include The Tempest, Candide, Hastings Street, Lil Ham, and The Crucible. Before Mosaic, Courtney was a founding artistic partner with Breathe Art Theatre Project, where she directed and produced many productions and appeared in boom (Winner: The Rogue Critic Best Supporting Actress). Courtney spent two years working at the University of Michigan as the managing director of the CRLT Players. In that position, she oversaw 50 applied theatre performances annually on campuses throughout the country. Courtney also served as the business manager for the University of Detroit Mercy Theatre Company. While at UDM, Courtney taught in the Department of Theatre and directed and performed in Theatre Company productions. Courtney is a fourth generation native Detroiter. She received her BFA from Webster Conservatory of Theatre Arts and her MFA from Wayne State’s Hilberry Theatre program

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Badriyyah F. Wazeerud-Din

Stage Manager

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Sarah Ackerman

Assistant Stage Manager & Props Designer

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Amelia Bransky

Scenic & Props Designer

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Christianne Myers

Costume Designer

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Kate Hopgood

Audio Designer

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John Alexander

Lighting Designer

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Cornell Jermaine

Hair & Makeup Designer

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Jen Pan

Intimacy & Fight Coordinator

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