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David Mamet’s Oleanna, reviewed by Eric Rosenblum

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 [...]