Seen from the perspective of the play’s protagonist, a middle-aged professor named John, David Mamet’s Oleanna is a nightmarish tale; John’s fervent and earnest attempts to educate and connect with Carol, his failing undergraduate student, backfire when she files a sexual harassment complaint with the tenure committee. Suddenly, everything in John’s life is in danger [...]
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Eric Rosenblum on David Mamet’s Keep Your Pantheon and School
October 7, 2009 – 12:32 pm
Don’t expect standard David Mamet fare at Atlantic Theater’s current mainstage offering of two of the playwright’s one-acts. The evening’s main attraction, Keep Your Pantheon is a farcical romp through ancient Rome featuring a group of horny homosexual thespians trying to come up with the rent for their acting studio. Not exactly a typical Mamet [...]
Review: David Mamet’s “Speed-the-Plow.” Ethel Barrymore Theater, Oct. 23 – Feb. 22
November 18, 2008 – 9:22 am
When David Mamet’s play, “Speed-the-Plow,” first premiered on Broadway in 1988, Madonna, fresh off her “Who’s that girl?” tour and a year before the release of her hit single, “Express Yourself,” was cast in the play’s sole female role, starring alongside Mamet regular Joe Mantegna and the lesser-known Ron Silver. Having spent her career alternating [...]
