Race (Mamet Play)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Race is a play by David Mamet that premiered on Broadway in December 2009. The production, directed by the author, features Emmy Award winner James Spader, David Alan Grier, Kerry Washington, and Richard Thomas. It features scenic design by Tony Award winner Santo Loquasto, lighting design by Tony Award winner Brian MacDevitt and costume design by SNL alum and current 30 Rock designer Tom Broecker. The production began previews on November 16th, 2009, in preparation for a December 6th opening at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Race follows "three attorneys, two black and one white, offered a chance to defend a white man charged with a crime against a black woman." The plot unfolds as the three lawyers and defendant grapple with the evidence of the case and their own feelings about race. Mamet has said that the "theme is race and the lies we tell each other on the subject."