Saturday, July 9, 2011

Race (David Mamet)

A timely, hard-hitting examination of race and sexual relations--and the legal and cultural ramifications of breaking the taboos. Though the title and the characters want to distract us into thinking the play's focus is race, it is as much, if not more, about gender relations: the two male lawyers refer to Susan, the third lawyer, as "the girl" whenever she is out of the room.

Despite some weak or unclear plotting, this is probably the best Mamet play I've seen, and the tight, terse production does it justice.

Highly recommend.

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