It has been quite a busy time here at the Library as I have gone straight from working on The Neil Simon play ‘I ought to be in pictures’ in to rehearsals for ‘Glengarry Glen Ross.’ I had to find time around working on ‘Pictures’ to do research on Glengarry. Chris Honer, the director, asked me to look in to different types of ‘eighties aggressive jazz music’ and also the writings of the Norwegian Economist Thorstein Veblen. Mamet was very influenced by Veblen’s work ‘The theory of the leisure class’ in particular his views on class systems, the shady and fraudulent practice in business and the dehumanizing effects of competition. Alongside researching these areas for Chris, I have also spent some time researching the play and Mamet as a writer. There is also of course the film version of Glengarry Glen Ross starring Al Pacino, and I think I must be the only person working on this show who has not seen it! ….I don’t think its imperative that I watch it for research purposes, but Chris is lending it to me so I can watch it for general interest.
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