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| − | + | ''[[Oleanna]]'' is a two-character play by American playwright, film director, screenwriter and author David Mamet (born 1947) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mamet] about the power struggle between a university professor and one of his female students, who accuses him of sexual exploitation and, by doing so, spoils his chances of being accorded tenure. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleanna_%28play%29] | |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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Oleanna is a two-character play by American playwright, film director, screenwriter and author David Mamet (born 1947) [1] about the power struggle between a university professor and one of his female students, who accuses him of sexual exploitation and, by doing so, spoils his chances of being accorded tenure. [2]
Performance history in South Africa
1993: Produced in South Africa in 1993 by Moira Blumenthal, directed by Terrence Shank, starring Guy de Lancey and Janine Eser.
1994: Staged in the Baxter Studio Theatre by arrangement with Quentin Productions in March 1994, directed by John Carson, with André Jacobs (John) and Lucinda Hooley (Carol). Design by Brian Collins, costumes Hazel van den Hoven, stage manager Sara Cohen.
Sources
Baxter Theatre pamphlet, December 1993.
Oleanna theatre programme, 1994.
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