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Exception to the Rule at Studio Theatre

Dates: 9/22/2024 - 9/18/2024

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Exception to the Rule, directed by Miranda Haymon, opens Studio Theatre's 2024-2025 season with a fresh cast of young talent exploring the trials of high school life. This comedic drama, written by Dave Harris, is set in a purgatorial detention where six teens grapple with the trauma of their experiences. The ensemble features Khalia Muhammad, Steven Taylor Jr., Jacques Jean-Mary, Shana Hill, Khouri St. Surin, and Sabrina Lynne Sawyer, portraying the complex dynamics and pressures faced by contemporary students. The play offers an insightful perspective on the struggles of high-achieving youth in urban education systems.

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Review: EXCEPTION TO THE RULE at Studio Theatre

September 25, 2024

But the new play by Dave Harris at Studio Theater is framed the same way: Six people marooned in an afterschool detention classroom on the Friday before Martin Luther King weekend, who bicker, flirt, nearly fight, and wonder if the presiding teacher will ever come to sign forms allowing them to go home. 

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Now in its 41st season, Studio has carved out a distinctive place for itself by investing in excellence up close and by producing plays of big ideas on a human scale—plays that challenge assumptions, spark conversations, and offer both surprise and connection. Over its four decades, Studio has produced an eclectic mix of works that reflect the contemporary world, offering a repertoire of provocative new and contemporary writing from around the world and inventive stagings of contemporary classics.

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