By Jennifer R Jones | Posted on October 31, 2009 4:04 PM
Bill Pullman And Julia Stiles Star In This Thought-Provoking Revival Of The 1992 David Mamet Play Oleana, At John Golden Theatre On Broadway
Bill Pullman And Julie Stiles Star in "Oleanna"
A college professor (Bill Pullman) faces off with one of his female students (Julia Stiles) in this revival of the 1992 David Mamet play.
A Thought-Provoking Production
Although this is not considered to be one of Mamet's best plays, and both the director and actors have made a few less-than-effective choices in this production, Oleanna still succeeds at being a fantastic conversation starter (in fact, each 80-minute performance is followed by a lively audience talkback with special panelists).
Serving as a virtual Rorschach test for viewers, the play provokes questions about sexual politics, higher education, political correctness, feminism, male aggression, and class differences that will have you arguing with your theater companions for the rest of the night.
