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| − | + | ''[[Race]]'' is a play by American playwright, film director, screenwriter and author David Mamet (born 1947) | |
| + | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mamet]. A white man has been accused of raping a black woman and the lawyers defending the case – black and white – have to argue the case to one another, the outside world and themselves. | ||
The play premiered on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on November 16, 2009 in previews, officially on December 6, 2009, closing on August 21, 2010 after 297 performances and 23 previews. | The play premiered on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on November 16, 2009 in previews, officially on December 6, 2009, closing on August 21, 2010 after 297 performances and 23 previews. | ||
| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | 2012: First performed in South Africa at the 2012 [[Grahamstown Festival]] with [[Michael Richard]], [[Graham Hopkins]] and [[Sello Maake|Sello Maake Ka-Ncube]] and [[Nondumiso Tembe]], directed by [[Clare Mortimer]], set and costume designs by [[Sarah Roberts]] and lighting by [[Mannie Manim]]. | ||
| − | + | 2013: Performed at the [[Arena Theatre]] at the [[South African State Theatre]], Pretoria, in 2013, with [[Hlomla Dandala]] replacing [[Sello Maake|Sello Maake Ka-Ncube]]. | |
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| − | Performed at the [[Arena Theatre]] at the [[South African State Theatre]], Pretoria, in 2013, with [[Hlomla Dandala]] replacing [[Sello Maake|Sello Maake Ka-Ncube]]. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 16:39, 16 June 2018
Race is a play by American playwright, film director, screenwriter and author David Mamet (born 1947) [1]. A white man has been accused of raping a black woman and the lawyers defending the case – black and white – have to argue the case to one another, the outside world and themselves.
The play premiered on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on November 16, 2009 in previews, officially on December 6, 2009, closing on August 21, 2010 after 297 performances and 23 previews.
Performance history in South Africa
2012: First performed in South Africa at the 2012 Grahamstown Festival with Michael Richard, Graham Hopkins and Sello Maake Ka-Ncube and Nondumiso Tembe, directed by Clare Mortimer, set and costume designs by Sarah Roberts and lighting by Mannie Manim.
2013: Performed at the Arena Theatre at the South African State Theatre, Pretoria, in 2013, with Hlomla Dandala replacing Sello Maake Ka-Ncube.
Sources
Race (play) in Wikipedia[2]
'Race' is a must-see winner by Peter Feldman (04/06/2013) in ArtsLink [3]
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