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.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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stage work ⓘ |
| author | David Mamet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayPreviewsStartDate | 2009-11-16 ⓘ |
| broadwayRunEndDate | 2010-08-21 ⓘ |
| broadwayRunStartDate | 2009-12-06 ⓘ |
| character |
Charles Strickland
NERFINISHED
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Henry Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Lawson NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| directorOfPremiereProduction | David Mamet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 2009-11-16 ⓘ |
| follows | lawyers defending a white man accused of raping a Black woman ⓘ |
| genre |
courtroom drama
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drama ⓘ |
| hasBroadwayProduction | Race (Broadway production, 2009–2010) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
United States courtroom context
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law office ⓘ |
| hasSubsequentProduction |
international productions
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regional theatre productions in the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 1 ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayCastMember |
David Alan Grier
NERFINISHED
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James Spader NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerry Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayTheatre | Ethel Barrymore Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | David Mamet’s body of work ⓘ |
| premiereCity | New York City ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Ethel Barrymore Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producerOfBroadwayProduction |
Jeffrey Richards
NERFINISHED
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Jerry Frankel NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonard Soloway NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Traxler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
American legal system
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power dynamics ⓘ racism ⓘ rape accusation ⓘ |
| theme |
legal ethics
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media and public perception ⓘ racial prejudice ⓘ truth and manipulation ⓘ |
| writer | David Mamet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfWork | 2009 ⓘ |
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