Socially Distanced Shows & Downloads At The Shoals Theatre

Come join us November 20-22, 2020 for a limited socially distanced run of David Mamet’s Oleanna under the direction of Michael Green. Oleanna centers around the power struggle between a university professor and one of his female students, who accuses him of sexual harassment and, by doing so, spoils his chances of being accorded tenure. The play premiered in 1992 and was later adapted into a movie starring William H. Macy (reprising his role from the original off Broadway production at the Orpheum Theatre) and Debra Eisenstadt in 1994.

Roger Ebert. the famed movie critic, after seeing the original production in 1992 wrote: “Experiencing David Mamet’s play Oleanna on the stage was one of the most stimulating experiences I’ve had in a theater. In two acts, he succeeded in enraging all of the audience – the women with the first act, the men with the second. I recall loud arguments breaking out during the intermission and after the play, as the audience spilled out of an off-Broadway theater all worked up over its portrait of… sexual harassment? Or was it self-righteous Political Correctness?”

If you haven’t heard the news yet, ‘Live at the Shoals Theatre – Florence, AL – 10/4/19’ is available for download on Bandcamp. This is the full show from last October’s Jason Isbell & Friends show curated by Chad Gamble and Jimbo Hart. It features an all star band backing performances from Jason Isbell, Amanda Shires, Rob Aldridge, Tasha Hill, Wes Sheffield, Mickey Buckins, Jay Burgess, Billy Allen, Barry Billings, Carla Russell, and more!