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Race (play)
2009 Broadway play by David Mamet
Race is a play by David Mamet that premiered on Broadway in December 2009.
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Mamet has stated that the intended "theme is race and the lies we tell each other on the subject."[1][2]
Plot
A racially charged sex crime takes place which leads to charges being made against Charles Strickland, a wealthy resident in his town.
He quickly goes to his friend Jack Lawson, a criminal attorney, and retains him to defend his case. Lawson agrees and begins to rely on help from a young black attorney he calls Susan working in his three-lawyer office. As evidence and police reports begin to accumulate for the preparation of the defense of the case, Jack begins to suspect deep flaws in the police investigation of the crime scene.
He notes that although the crime reports clearly identify the crime victim as having worn a red sequin dress on the night of the sex crime that something is wrong with the details in the police repo
