OLEANNA
The Synergy of Music Theatre inaugurates the brand new venue “Synergeio, cultural space” and proudly presents the much-discussed play “Oleanna” by David Mamet directed by Costas Lamproulis. The premiere of the show is scheduled on Friday, 15 November 2024 at 21.00 and the performances will continue from Thursday to Sunday on a weekly basis until the 1st of December.
The ticket pre-sale has started online at smouth.com and at Synergeio venue (Economou Ex Economon 22).
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History of the play
Oleanna was written by David Mamet in 1992, a year after the first sexual harassment trial in the United States. It was first performed in May 1992 at the Cambridge, Massachusetts by the Back Bay Theater Company. A year later it was staged at the Royal Court Theater directed by Harold Pinter, and in 1994 the play was transferred to the big screen. Since then, Oleanna has been performed all over the world provoking intense debate and reflection. As a renowned author, screenwriter and director, David Mamet stands out for his precise use of the American language but also for his insight into the relationship between language and human behaviour.
The story
The story begins when a university professor, John, receives in his office his student, Carol, who is desperate to pass her course. The professor proposes a series of meetings outside the educational process and the rules of the university in order to revise her coursework. This meeting will be the beginning of fierce conflicts with the two protagonists constantly changing the roles of the bully and the victim. Through the text and with David Mamet’s masterful writing, the anthropophagy caused by the desire for power emerges. The viewer often has to reconsider and reinterpret what he sees and what he feels about the heroes of the play, as countless questions arise in his mind. How can power change the one who gains it? Who defines the very essence of education? Who defines – if it is ultimately defined – the objective reality? In the face of the uncertainty and insecurity that the text evokes, one thing is certain: it allows for multiple readings.
“He says it was just a lesson. She says it was sexual harassment. Whoever you believe, you will be mistaken”
David Mamet
The performance lasts approximately 90′
Premiere: Friday 15 November 2024
Contributors
Text: David Mamet
Translation & Direction: Costas Lamproulis
Actors: Apostolos Lygdas, Vana Sleiman
Costume & Set Design: Dimitra Exarchou
Light Design: Giannis Chatziantoniou
Music: Filippos Zoukas
Assistant Director: Katerina Bekou
Stage fight: Ioanna Georgakopoulou
Photos: Giannis Chatziantoniou
Video: Dimitris Vallas
Creative printed material: Fani Labrouli (Labrouli’s creative)
Technical support: Pericles Hastalis
Production: SMouTh
Communication Management: Chrysanthi Manidou
Production support: SMouTh team
SYNERGEIO culture space
Entrance fee: 12€ (full), 9€ (student)
Tickets pre-sale: online at smouth.com and on site at Synergeio, 22 Economon Ex Economon. Tel: 2411 812 432 and 2411 812 431.