Professor David Peimer
The Theater of David Mamet: Myths and Reality in Urban American Culture
Summary
David Peimer discusses the works and themes of American playwright, screenwriter, and director David Mamet, focusing on his plays Glengarry Glen Ross (1984) and Speed the Plough (1988) and Mamet’s use of satire, irony, and competition to portray human nature and society’s values.
Professor David Peimer
David Peimer is a Professor of Literature, Film and Theatre in the UK. He has worked for the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, New York University (Global Division) and was a Fulbright Scholar at Columbia University. Born in South Africa, David has won numerous awards for playwriting and directing in New York, UK, Berlin, EU Parliament (Brussels), Athens, Budapest, Zululand and more. He has most recently directed Dame Janet Suzman in his own play, Joanna’s Story, at London Jewish Book Week. He has published widely with books including: Armed Response: Plays from South Africa, the digital book, Theatre in the Camps. He is on the board of the Pinter Centre (London), and has been involved with the Mandela Foundation, Vaclav Havel Foundation and directed a range of plays at Mr Havel’s Prague theatre.
I don’t think so. He usually wrote about the best con artist, the best hustler, the best grifter. You leave one of his plays craving human empathy. And I think that’s absolutely intentional.