The reviews are in for the world premiere production of Exception to the Rule by Dave Harris. The new play officially opened May 18 at Roundabout Underground's Black Box Theatre in the Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre. Previews for limited engagement, set to run through June 26, began April 28. Roundabout Resident Director Miranda Haymon helms the production.
The play centers on six Black students stuck together, fighting and flirting their way through detention at the worst school in the city. The ensemble cast includes MaYaa Boateng, Malik Childs, Mister Fitzgerald, Toney Goins, Amandla Jahava, and Claudia Logan.
Read the reviews below:
New York Magazine/Vulture (Helen Shaw)
New York Theatre Guide (Juan Michael Porter II)
The New York Times (Naveen Kumar)
Playbill will continue to update as reviews come in.
Exception to the Rule features sets by Reid Thompson and Kamil James, costumes by Sarita Fellows, lighting by Cha See, and sound by Lee Kinney.
Harris was Roundabout’s 2020–21 Tow Foundation Playwright in Residence. His play Tambo & Bones ran earlier this season at Playwrights Horizons.
Miranda Hamon and Dave Harris
Claudia Logan
Ma Yaa Boateng
Malik Childs
Mister Fitzgerald
Amanda Jahava
Toney Goins
Malik Childs
Ma Yaa Boateng
Dave Harris
Amanda Jahava
Miranda Hamon
Mister Fitzgerald
Toney Goins
Claudia Logan
Dave Harris, Toney Goins, Malik Childs, Miranda Haymon. Mister Fitzgerald, Amandla Jahava, Ma Yaa Boateng, and Claudia Logan
Dave Harris, Toney Goins, Malik Childs, Miranda Haymon. Mister Fitzgerald, Amandla Jahava, Ma Yaa Boateng, and Claudia Logan
Dave Harris, Toney Goins, Malik Childs, Miranda Haymon, Mister Fitzgerald, Amandla Jahava, Ma Yaa Boateng, and Claudia Logan
