The Weekly dish

"Nominated for the 2022 Tony Award for Best Play! Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage returns to Berkeley Rep for the first time since her extraordinary play Ruined. In this feel-good comic drama, the formerly incarcerated kitchen staff at a truck-stop sandwich shop attempt to rebuild their lives. While their tough-as-nails boss – who slings sizzling insults fast and processed food even faster – tries to thwart their dreams, each staff member is encouraged by the mysterious chef to indulge in imagining, then creating, their perfect sandwich. A buoyant play full of witty dialogue, Clyde’s is a transcendent story about people rising above their past mistakes and reconnecting with the world." -Berkeley Rep

Instead of doing a traditional sit-down interview, I asked the cast of Clyde's to prepare their favorite sandwich as they answered some of our questions.

These clips were turned into a social series called "The Weekly Dish", where the actors candidly touched on the themes of the show, shared their own experiences, and of course, showed off their cooking skills.

I produced, directed, and edited this project with the support of the artistic and production teams at Berkeley Rep. I also pre-chopped some of the vegetables.

Featuring Cyndii Johnson (Letitia).

Featuring Louis Reyes McWilliams (Jason).

Featuring Wesley Guimarães (Rafael).

Content produced by Muriel Steinke with support from Calvin Ngu.

Clyde's was directed by Taylor Reynolds at Berkeley Rep in January of 2023.

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