BWW Exclusive Blog: CLYBOURNE PARK Behind the Scenes: Day Six

BroadwayWorld.com welcomes Clybourne Park to the Broadway neighborhood by offering readers an exclusive behind-the-scenes peek as the play gets ready for performances. Through this unprecedented access to the fascinating creative process of technical rehearsals, students from Fordham University will keep BroadwayWorld.com readers in the loop through daily updates and photography. Log on to follow along as this Pulitzer Prize-winning play moves into its new Broadway home and literally gets built from the ground up.

It has been such a privilege to watch the evolution of Clybourne Park this week. From reading it and imagining the sets and costumes to actually seeing them the next day, it has been incredible to witness the development of this production. I am so thankful that I had this opportunity to go backstage and to watch the rehearsal process, something that very few people ever get to do. At Saturday night's dress rehearsal, I really felt like I was able to watch for very specific elements and details and it made the whole experience even more enjoyable. As someone who has always obsessed over behind-the-scenes production stories such as the ones we have been able to publish, it was so incredible to see them first-hand and to be able to share them with people around the world just as I used to crave hearing these stories from my home in Pennsylvania.

Watching the final dress, I could not help but feel that I had played some role in this production-even just by doing a tiny bit of press-and I feel that sense of community that comes with working on and rooting for a show. Even after I had already seen most of the first act, and read the entire play, I was still moved by this piece, laughing at the jokes and being moved by its message and the questions it raises. I cannot wait to go back to Clybourne Park with my friends, and to watch more audiences be affected by this powerful work.

By Sierra Fox, Fordham University Class of 2015, pursuing a B.A. in Communications with a Minor in Theatre.

Photo Credit: Ben Cohen/Givenik.com