Fresno State University Theatre will be presenting the play "RACE" directed by Thomas Whit-Ellis from October 3-11. The play examines a racially charged rape case and the struggles of two black and one white lawyers deciding whether to take the case while confronting their own racial attitudes. The student cast includes Ryan Woods and Breayre Tender, both of whom have appeared in previous Fresno State productions. Tickets range from $10-$17 depending on patron type.

1. Fresno State University Theatre presents RACE
Directed by: Thomas Whit-Ellis
Is the law Black & White?
Set in a lawyer’s office, the play concerns a racially charged rape case and the three
attorneys, two black and one white, who must grapple with their own attitudes about race
while deciding whether to take the case.
Race premiered on Broadway in 2009. Directed by Mamet, the cast included James
Spader, Kerry Washington, Richard Thomas and David Alan Grier who was nominated
for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play.
David Mamet, the Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, is one of the most
important voices in contemporary American Theatre. His best known plays include
Glengarry Glen Ross, Oleanna, and Speed the Plow. He also received Oscar nominations
for his screenplays for The Verdict and Wag the Dog.
The student cast of the University Theatre production of Race include faces well known
to the Fresno community, including Ryan Woods, an American College Theatre Irene
Ryan National Finalist in 2013, who appeared in Othello last spring, and Breayre Tender,
who has also appeared in Clybourne Park for University Theatre in 2013.
Performance Dates:
Friday, October 3 @ 8 p.m.
Saturday, October 4 @ 8 p.m.
Sunday, October 5 @ 2 p.m.
Tuesday, October 7 @ 8 p.m.
Wednesday, October 8 @ 8 p.m.
Thursday, October 9 @ 8 p.m.

2. Friday, October 10 @ 8 p.m.
Saturday, October 11 @ 8 p.m.
ADULT LANGUAGE AND SITUATIONS
Tickets:
Adults- $17
Fresno State Faculty/Staff, Seniors, Alumni & Military- $15
All Students- $10
Box Office Hours:
Monday-Friday
Noon-4 p.m.
and 1 hour before curtain
559-278-2216
universitytheatre@csufresno.edu