PTC Extends RACE Thru 2/20

Philadelphia Theatre Company announces a ONE-WEEK-ONLY extension of David Mamet's provocative play Race, now running through February 20 at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre (Broad and Lombard Streets). Directed by long-time Mamet collaborator, Scott Zigler, the production features the ensemble cast of Jordan Lage, Nicole Lewis, John Preston, and Ray Anthony Thomas.

Performances for the extension week include a show on Tuesday at 6:30, Wednesday at 1:00 and 7:00, Thursday and Friday at 8:00, Saturday at 2:00 and 8:00, and Sunday at 3:00. Tickets are $25 -$59, with discounts for students, seniors and groups. Tickets are available by calling the PTC Box Office at 215-985-0420 or visiting PhiladelphiaTheatreCompany.org.

Pulitzer Prize Award-winning playwright and Tony nominee David Mamet tackles the biggest four-letter word of all... race! Two lawyers, one black one white, are offered the chance to defend a wealthy executive charged with a shocking crime against a young black woman. When a new legal assistant gets involved, emotions bubbling just beneath the surface explode!

CBS3 is the season media sponsor for Philadelphia Theatre Company; U.S. Airways is the Official Airline and PNC Arts Alive is the 35th Anniversary Ticket Sponsor. PECO is the Production Sponsor and Blank Rome LLP is the Outreach Sponsor for Race.

Founded in 1974, Philadelphia Theatre Company is a leading regional theater company whose mission is to produce, develop and present entertaining and imaginative contemporary theater focused on the American experience that both ignites the intellect and touches the soul. By developing new work through commissions, readings and workshops PTC generates projects that have a national impact and reach broad regional audiences. Under the leadership of Sara Garonzik as PTC's Producing Artistic Director since 1982, PTC supports the work of a growing body of diverse dramatists and takes pride in being a home to scores of nationally recognized artists who have participated in more than 130 world and Philadelphia premieres. PTC has received 45 Barrymore Awards and 147 nominations. In October 2007, PTC moved into a home of its own, the Suzanne Roberts Theatre on Center City Philadelphia's Avenue of the Arts, solidifying the Company's status as a major player on the American theater scene. In October 2010, Kathleen Nolan joined PTC as its Interim Managing Director.