Law firm partners Jack Lawson (A.C.T. core acting company member Anthony Fusco, right) and Henry Brown (Chris Butler) struggle to build a strong defense for this racially charged case. Photo

From: Photo Flash: RACE Makes Its West Coast Premiere at A.C.T.

The American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) 2011-12 season continues with David Mamet's newest play, Race, directed by former CENTERSTAGE Artistic Director Irene Lewis. Fresh from a triumphant run on Broadway, Mamet's wicked and scathing courtroom comedy makes its West Coast premiere at A.C.T. With his trademark verbal pyrotechnics, Mamet unleashes two attorneys and the firm's young associate as they scramble to decide if they want to represent a wealthy white man accused of assaulting a black woman.