Presentation: Berkeley Rep Docent Talk on David Cale's Harry Clarke

A docent talk about the play Harry Clarke, currently on at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, will provide context of the play’s production and feature an open audience discussion about construction of identity, performance, sexuality and morality. Attendees do not need to have seen the play in order to enjoy the talk and discussion.

In Harry Clarke, Tony and Emmy Award-winning actor Billy Crudup (Coast of Utopia, No Man’s Land, The Morning Show, Almost Famous) returns to Berkeley Rep in a tour-de-force solo performance helmed by Obie Award-winning director Leigh Silverman (Suffs, Violet, Soft Power, In the Wake). This wickedly funny thriller by Obie Award-winning writer David Cale features the exploits of Philip, an awkward Midwestern man leading an outrageous double life as the cocky Londoner Harry Clarke. He moves to New York City and, posing as the seductive Harry, charms his way into a wealthy family. Soon his impetuous and dangerous behavior threatens to unravel more than his persona. Reprising his acclaimed performance, Crudup — who plays 19 different characters — has “the time of his life in a sly role terrifically suited to his gifts,” says The New York Times. 

The playwright David Cale was born in England and came to New York in the 1980s as a singer-songwriter. He soon began reading his lyrics which later became monologue performances. In addition to being a composer, he is an actor in film and television, as well as on Broadway and off-Broadway.

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