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Clyde's by Lynn Nottage

Clyde's

Lynn Nottage

Playwrights Canada Press · Print & ebook · May 21, 2024

A Plays pick for readers exploring Clyde's.

American PlaysAfrican American PlaysPlays by Women
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Who it’s for
At Clyde’s, hard-won hope and workplace tension meet in a comedy with a surprisingly appetizing quest.
Genres
American Plays, African American Plays, Plays by Women
Published
Playwrights Canada Press, May 21, 2024

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About this book

With a chance at reclaiming their lives, the formerly incarcerated people working at Clyde’s, a roadside sandwich stop, strive hard to overcome their personal challenges. Not so easy under their boss Clyde. In this razor-sharp comedy, this motley crew of line cooks, under a visionary chef, are given purpose and permission to dream through their shared quest to create the perfect sandwich.

Hope on the Line

At Clyde’s, hard-won hope and workplace tension meet in a comedy with a surprisingly appetizing quest.

Come here for

  • A razor-sharp comedy about second chances and the dream of a perfect sandwich
  • Line cooks finding purpose in a shared creative challenge

Expect

  • Edgy humor under a demanding boss
  • A cast of formerly incarcerated workers striving to reclaim their lives

Where it sits

American Plays38%
African American Plays33%
Plays by Women26%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • American Plays
  • African American Plays
  • Plays by Women
Authors
Lynn Nottage
Publisher
Playwrights Canada Press
Published
May 21, 2024
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
American Plays

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