Zoe, a black student at a liberal arts college, is called into her white professor's office to discuss her paper about slavery and its effect on the American Revolution. What begins as a polite clash in perspectives explodes into an urgent debate about race, history, and power.
The New York Times said Eleanor Burgess' play "is a bristling, provocative debate play about race and privilege in the United States." Peter Deburge of Variety noted that The Niceties "is a shrewd piece of writing, allowing audiences to alternate between both sides in a fast-evolving debate."
