Considered to be Mamet's most controversial play, Oleanna has shocked and enraged audiences since it was first performed in 1992. A confrontation between John, a college professor, and Carol, one of his students, it lays bare the mechanisms of power, censorship and abuse in our politically correct age. The play was first staged in the United Kingdom at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 1993.Methuen Student Editions are annotated texts of a wide range of plays from the modern and classic repertoires. As well as the complete text of the play itself, the volume contains a chronology of the playwright's life and work, an introduction giving the background to the play, a discussion of the various interpretations, and notes on individual words and phrases in the text.
Oleanna is Mamet's most celebrated and performed play, exploring male-female conflicts. This Student Edition is annotated, with a chronology of David Mamet's life and work, a discussion of various interpretations and notes on individual words and phrases in the text as well as questions for study.