The genius of Mamet is his simplicity of form, which allows his complex language to come forth. If performed poorly, it can sound like a train wreck, but if performed with patience it can be like a runaway train of jazz music and temper tantrum driven, desperate poetry.
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Theater Review: Glengarry Glen Ross
The Accidental Gentrifist: Men Plan, God Laughs
When Norman Mailer and Hunter Thompson wrote about political showdowns, they were incapable of resisting the fight metaphor. They knew that there is no such thing as a contest of ideas, a balanced measure of experience and aptitude. That a political debate is most akin to boxing, that it’s both a brawl and a dance. But if a political debate is tantamount to a heavyweight title, then it is one cast in negative: Even if he wins, Americans don’t want to see their man take too many shots on the chin.
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