Race

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Eddie Izzard, Dennis Haysbert, and Afton C. Williamson are breathing new life into David Mamet's legal drama Race, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Not only do they prove as effective as their predecessors; in some ways, this new group of actors are even better.

As the play begins, we learn that Charles Strickland (continuing cast member Richard Thomas), a rich, white man, has been accused of raping a younger, African-American woman. Law partners Jack Lawson (Izzard) and Henry Brown (Haysbert) are at first unsure of whether or not to take the case, but the actions of their recent hire Susan (Williamson) makes their decision for them.

Jack is white, while both Henry and Susan are African-A[...]

A rich, white man is accused of raping a younger, African-American woman. His lawyers -- one white, two black -- not only debate whether or not they should take the case, but confront their own biases and assumptions about race relations in writer/director David Mamet's engrossing new play, Race, now at Broadway's Ethel Barrymore Theatre. The play takes awhile to heat up, but once it does, it becomes thrillingly explosive.

The action begins as law partners Jack Lawson (James Spader) and Henry Brown (David Alan Grier) are grilling prospective client Charles Strickland (Richard Thomas). While the tenor of the conversation seems unlikely for an initial legal consultation, it serves to quickly [...]