Oleanna

David Mamet’s incendiary 1992 exploration of power and perception concerns Carol, a struggling college student who visits her professor’s office to talk about her grade. John, the professor, is focused on his imminent tenure announcement and buying a new home, but their conversation turns personal over the course of the meeting. By the second act, the complaint Carol has filed and John’s response to it escalate into increasingly volatile attempts by the two characters to reconcile their points of view. This Rorschach test of a play challenges audiences to define what they’ve seen, even after the final moments.