‘Exception to the Rule’Through Sunday, October 27Studio Theatre1501 14th St.
NW, Washington, D.C.$40-$95Studiotheatre.org After-school detention is a bore, but it’s especially tiresome on the last day of classes before a holiday.
In Dave Harris’s provocative new play “Exception to the Rule” (now at Studio Theatre) that’s just the case. It’s Friday, and the usual suspects are reporting to room 111 for detention before enjoying the long MLK weekend.
First on the scene are blaring “bad girl” Mikayla (Khalia Muhammad) and nerdy stoner Tommy (Stephen Taylor Jr.), followed by mercurial player Dayrin (Jacques Jean-Mary), kind Dasani (Shana Lee Hill), and unreadable Abdul (Khouri St.Surin).