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Sharp Inquest Into Gender Politics At Heart Of Oleanna

Skilled direction and excellent performances plumb the deep currents in Oleanna, currently on stage at Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach. In fact, Riverside’s production is as sharp and pointed and keenly drawn out as is the very play itself.

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Bill Hirschman

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Mamet’s Oleanna Remains An Unsettling, Provocative Night

A quarter-century on, the temptation is to r reinterpret Oleanna, David Mamet’s incendiary screed about toxic relations between men and women. But Evening Star Productions’ rendition in 2017’s not-so-brave new red state world underscores Mamet’s original politically incorrect indictment of political correctness spun insanely out of control.

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged David Mamet, Evening Star Productions, Oleanna, Rosalie Grant, Sara Elizabeth Grant, Todd Bruno | Leave a comment