Race (play)

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Race is a 2009 courtroom drama play by David Mamet that explores themes of racism, power, and the American legal system through the story of lawyers defending a white man accused of raping a Black woman.

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Race (play) canonical 2
Race (Broadway production, 2009–2010) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf play
stage work
author David Mamet
broadwayPreviewsStartDate 2009-11-16
broadwayRunEndDate 2010-08-21
broadwayRunStartDate 2009-12-06
character Charles Strickland
Henry Brown
Jack Lawson
Susan
countryOfOrigin United States
directorOfPremiereProduction David Mamet
firstPerformanceDate 2009-11-16
follows lawyers defending a white man accused of raping a Black woman
genre courtroom drama
drama
hasBroadwayProduction Race (Broadway production, 2009–2010)
linked to: Race (play)
hasSetting United States courtroom context
law office
hasSubsequentProduction international productions
regional theatre productions in the United States
language English
numberOfActs 1
originalBroadwayCastMember David Alan Grier
James Spader
Kerry Washington
Richard Thomas
originalBroadwayTheatre Ethel Barrymore Theatre
partOf David Mamet’s body of work
premiereCity New York City
premiereCountry United States
premiereLocation Ethel Barrymore Theatre
producerOfBroadwayProduction Jeffrey Richards
Jerry Frankel
Leonard Soloway
Steve Traxler
subject American legal system
power dynamics
racism
rape accusation
theme legal ethics
media and public perception
racial prejudice
truth and manipulation
writer David Mamet
yearOfWork 2009

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David Alan Grier notableWork Race (play)
David Alan Grier appearedIn Race (play)
Race (play) hasBroadwayProduction Race (Broadway production, 2009–2010)
linked to: Race (play)