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Ground Zero Theatre (GZT) and Hit & Myth (H&M) present RACE by David Mamet at The Studio at Vertigo Theatre Centre (115-9th Avenue SE, Base of the Calgary Tower), March 2-17 (Tuesday - Saturday evenings at 8pm.)

RACE features Joel Cochrane (Charles Strickland), Ryan Luhning (Jack Lawson), Andrew Moodie (Henry Brown) and Monice Peter (Susan).

Advance tickets are on sale now, available through the Vertigo Theatre Centre Box Office at 403-221-3708 or online at gzt.ca

Multiple award-winning playwright/director David Mamet tackles America's most controversial topic in a provocative tale of sex, guilt and bold accusations. Two lawyers – one black, one white - and the firm’s young associate scramble to decide if they want to represent a wealthy white man accused of assaulting a black woman. RACE lures the audience into an enthralling web where “the dialogue is tasty, the confrontations spiky, and the observations more than occasionally biting” (Variety). Race may be the central theme, but the issues are more than skin deep as the debate delves into questions of sex, gender, and class.

“Mamet has deliberately created ambiguity at every turn in RACE, so it is impossible to know for sure who is telling the truth, and who is lying,” states Kevin McKendrick, the play’s director. “This stems from his burning desire to avoid giving us a neat, little drama about law and order, so that the ideas and incendiary language in the text will provoke argument about race. The more heated the discussion the better. The audience will be the judge and jury.”

The cast is directed by Kevin McKendrick, set & lighting design Nick Blais, costume design Deitra Kalyn, sound design Ian Kelly, Emma Brager, stage manager and assistant stage manager Brooklyn Ritchie.

Tickets are $30* for adults, $18* for students/seniors and $15* for Live Rush tickets (one hour prior to curtain, based on availability - register and details at liverushcalgary.ca).

Pay What You Can (PWYC) preview performances run March 2, 3 & 6 at 8:00pm.

Advance tickets for all performances are on sale now, available at the Vertigo Theatre Centre Box Office at 403-221-3708 or online at gzt.ca.

Audience Advisory: Extreme profanity and adult situations. Recommended for mature audiences.

*Tickets are plus Service Charges and GST