2008-2009 Season
Clay
Sep 6th - Sep 28th, 2008
Copaken Stage
Written By Matt Sax
Directed by Eric Rosen
Clay was created by the phenomenal young artist Matt Sax in collaboration with Eric Rosen,the Rep's new Artistic Director. Clay is a coming-of-age story told with the great humor, intensity, and lyricism of contemporary hip hop music. The story follows Clifford, a boy from the suburbs who escapes the dissolution of his family and comes under the tutelage of Sir John, a Falstaff-like master of the spoken word. As Clifford ascends to stardom as the rap-star Clay, his world is turned upside down as his past comes back to haunt him. Matt’s solo tour-de-force performance won him Chicago’s prestigious Joseph Jefferson Award and critical acclaim for its recent Los Angeles run. This award-winning musical will have a limited three week run at Copaken Stage before moving to Lincoln Center Theater in New York. “Sax (is) so assured as both writer and performer that he redefines charisma for a hip new age.” Variety