· David Mamet can always be counted on to have a provocative idea or two up his sleeve, and that's certainly the case with his newest play, Race, which officia. · Mamet wrote Race after his play November, a funny, resolutely non-politically correct farce about a president who seems doomed to lose an election and his lesbian speechwriter. In The Secret Knowledge, he describes the play as a turning-point deriving from a newfound interest in www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 9 mins. Mamet's play takes the race theme to another level with its twists and debates and leaves the reader with much to contemplate about the nature of relationship, the function of the legal system, gender, truth, attitudes, values and much more/5(53).
Race is a play by David Mamet that premiered on Broadway in December Mamet has stated that the intended "theme is race and the lies we tell each other on the subject." Plot. A racially charged sex crime takes place which leads to charges being made against Charles Strickland, a wealthy resident in his town. A Review of David Mamet's 'RACE'. 03/18/ am ET Updated . I have long been an admirer of David Mamet, as most people would be who admire rapid-fire dialogue, twists and turns and the ultimate realization that most people have their own agendas, are weighted down with self=interest, and no reluctance to betray. Race. by. David Mamet. · Rating details · ratings · 43 reviews. "Intellectually salacious Deep in its gut, Mamet's gripping play argues everything in America is still about race." -Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune. "Tasty dialogue, spiky confrontations and more than occasionally biting observations RACE riffs artfully on.
Summary. Multiple award-winning playwright/director David Mamet tackles America’s most controversial topic in a provocative new tale of sex, guilt, and bold accusations. Two lawyers find themselves defending a wealthy white executive charged with raping a black woman. David Mamet can always be counted on to have a provocative idea or two up his sleeve, and that's certainly the case with his newest play, Race, which officia. Mamet wrote Race after his play November, a funny, resolutely non-politically correct farce about a president who seems doomed to lose an election and his lesbian speechwriter. In The Secret Knowledge, he describes the play as a turning-point deriving from a newfound interest in politics.
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