Friday, August 2, 2019

OLEANNA - Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre - October 11-November 17, 2019


By David Mamet
Directed by Virginia Olivieri

Friday & Saturday at 7:30pm, Sunday at 2:00pm


A college student, Carol, drops by her professor's office in an effort to gain his help to do better in class. John, the professor, in the midst of buying a house to celebrate his nomination for tenure, at first seems distant. As the first meeting progresses the two discuss the nature of understanding and judgment in society, as well as their very own natures and places in our society. It seems as if a bond has been made. When next they meet we find that a report has been filed to the tenure committee. Carol has joined a "group" and has decided that John sexually harassed her during their first meeting. Their second meeting dissects the first; every word, every nuance of the first meeting has been twisted into something else. Or has it? John's unsuccessful attempts to convince Carol to retract her accusation escalates to a more dangerous level. The third meeting, one the court officers warned against, climaxes violently, leaving John and Carol both physically and emotionally devastated.

Oleanna is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.

480.483.1664
Fashion Square
7014 East Camelback Road, Suite 0586
Scottsdale, Arizona 85251

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