Oleanna
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Oleanna is a controversial two-character play by David Mamet that explores power dynamics, sexual harassment, and miscommunication between a college professor and his female student.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
stage work ⓘ |
| actCount | 3 ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | film ⓘ |
| author | David Mamet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayOpeningYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| broadwayTransfer | true ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dialogueStyle | Mametian rapid-fire dialogue ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | two-hander ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Carol
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | David Mamet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1992 ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
psychological drama ⓘ |
| knownFor |
ambiguous portrayal of events
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provoking strong audience reactions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | college professor ⓘ |
| mainCharacterRole | female student ⓘ |
| notableFor |
minimalist set and focus on language
ⓘ
shifting audience sympathies between characters ⓘ |
| numberOfCharacters | 2 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| period | late 20th-century American theatre ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Cambridge, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | American Repertory Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionHistory | frequently revived in regional theatres ⓘ |
| setting | professor's office ⓘ |
| structure | three scenes corresponding to three meetings ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
allegations of sexual harassment in academia
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power struggle between teacher and student ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
extensive academic criticism
ⓘ
feminist and anti-feminist debate ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| theme |
academic politics
ⓘ
gender relations ⓘ miscommunication ⓘ political correctness ⓘ power dynamics ⓘ sexual harassment ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary to early 1990s ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | folk song "Oleanna" about a utopian community ⓘ |
| writer | David Mamet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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