REVIEW: Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage mixes the joys of cooking collaboratively with the politics of incarceration. It's food for thought says theater critic Jacquinn Sinclair.
These four workers don't have many options and because of this, are made to endure Clyde's bullying. But if Jean-Michel Basquiat's quote,"It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you believe you are not," is accurate, then Nixon's Clyde has already subscribed to the belief that her shop will never be more than it is, and therefore no one like her nor her staff members will amount to much.
Harold Surratt's Montrellous restrains Louis Reyes McWilliams from going after the boss in "Clyde's." Clyde, who also has a dark past, runs the diner in survival mode forcing the staff to use whatever ingredients she finds to supply them. However, Montrellous — a wise, brave Harold Surratt — allows the enthusiastic if somewhat contentious team to dream. Montrellous is grounded in possibility, and despite what he's been through, he refuses to let Clyde stomp out aspiration.
Much spills out in this authentic kitchen — the work of scenic designer Wilson Chin — with stainless steel appliances, hung aprons, and HR-like notices on the wall, not to mention the grand sign and scenes lit up by Amith Chandrashaker. What landed the characters in this spot is examined, but the joy and laughter they create together are what's most memorable.
Louis Reyes McWilliams' Jason, who tatted up his face and arms with hateful messages in jail, has lots to overcome now that he's out. Letitia tells him that walking around with hate on his face will weigh him down. And it does. Over time, he lets loose and lightens up. He also gets some of the funniest lines.
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