The Julliard Drama Production, McReele

McReele is a political play written by Julliard alum, Stephen Belber.  The play first premiered Off Broadway in 2005.  This being an election year (duhh) the play is a prescient  & satirical look at our political & legal system.  The main character, Darius McReele is an African-American male who maintains his innocence in a fatal shooting in a drug deal gone wrong.  McReele is played by Jeremy Tardy (think of a young Denzel Washington) from my hometown.  McReele convinces a reporter to reopen his case and is exonerated after sitting in jail 16 on death row.  The time served in prison has   morphed him as a human being, leading him to epiphanies of altruistic, public service, or has it?  The play is part, "Doubt," part brilliant social reform and part political rhetoric.  There is much to recommend in the writing although it could benefit from some editing.  The cast was forgettable except for the incredible acting by Jeremy Tardy, he is the McReal thing!