Race
by David Mamet

Name: Race
Brand: David Mamet
SKU: 9780573698361
Rating: 3.55 (512 reviews)

Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

Present DayMulticultural CastingInterior SetContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesAmerican

What readers are saying

Readers have mixed feelings about the play's execution but find its themes of race and dialogue compelling. While many appreciate the thought-provoking nature of the content, some criticize the depth of character development and commentary. The dialogue is often praised for its sharpness, yet others express concerns about Mamet's approach and the overall structure of the play.

Thought-provoking themesSharp, engaging dialogueIntricately structuredPowerful subject matterLacks character depthConfusing commentary

Synopsis

Jeffrey Richards, [et al.] ... present James Spader, David Alan Grier, Kerry Washington and Richard Thomas in Race, written and directed by David Mamet.

ThemesAfrican American lawyers African American lawyers--Drama Legal drama PS3563.A4345 R33 2010 Race--Drama Race relations Race Race relations--Drama Trials (Rape)--Drama Trials (Rape)

Press Reviews

"Intellectually salacious […] Gripping […] Rapid-fire Mametian style […] Mamet’s new play argues, everything in America – and this play throws sex, rape, the law, employment and relationships into its 90 minutes of stage wrangling"
— is still about race." - Chicago Tribune

"Scalpel-edged intelligence!"
— The New York Times

"Provocative and profane!"
— NY 1

"Mamet is most concerned with the power and treachery of language: a line of dialogue vital to the prosecution’s case is cynically rewritten by the defense. Mamet’s larger contention is that attempts to create a more equal and tolerant society have made race an unsayable word […] brilliantly contrives here a moment in which the single most taboo sexual expletive is ignored by an audience which then gasps at the word “black” […] Mamet remains American theatre’s most urgent five-letter word."
— The Guardian