Mamet's "Race"
Friday, December 11, 2009
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(Robert J. Saferstein)
Ads for David Mamet's new play proclaim it his "most explosive four-letter word yet." Mamet has always courted controversy on hot-button issues. "Race", now on Broadway, is about a diverse team of lawyers defending a white man accused of raping a black woman. Kurt sees the show with Hilton Als, theater critic for The New Yorker magazine, who thinks Mamet might not be pushing our buttons hard enough. Produced by Studio 360's Jenny Lawton.
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Hilton AlsProduced by:
Jenny Lawton
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I think Kurt and Mr Als missed the point of Mamet's play in their desire to see the point of view they expected to see. Mr Als almost got it right when he said, in talking about President Obama, something to the effect that it no longer matters that he (the President) is black, it only matters what he's done or not done; I forget the exact comment.
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