November
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November is a 2008 play by David Mamet. It is described as a farcical portrait of a U.S. president running for reelection. The play is known for Mamet's distinctive, colloquial, and often profane dialogue, a hallmark of his writing style that he uses to delineate character and drive dramatic development. Mamet's works often feature working-class characters and explore themes of mistrust and dishonesty, as seen in plays like American Buffalo.12
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Nathan LaneStage productions…he starred in David Mamet’s November, portraying a president on the eve of an election. The following year Lane played Estragon in a well-received Broadway revival of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, and in 2010–11 he starred in the musical The Addams Family. The next year Lane played Theodore Hickman…
Read More…he starred in David Mamet’s November, portraying a president on the eve of an election. The following year Lane played Estragon in a well-received Broadway revival of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, and in 2010–11 he starred in the musical The Addams Family. The next year Lane played Theodore Hickman…
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Laurie Metcalf…her performances in David Mamet’s November (2008), The Other Place (2013), and Misery (2015–16). Metcalf won two consecutive Tonys—for her portrayal of Nora in A Doll’s House, Part 2 (2017) and for her performance as B in Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women (2018). She was nominated again in 2019, this…
Read More…her performances in David Mamet’s November (2008), The Other Place (2013), and Misery (2015–16). Metcalf won two consecutive Tonys—for her portrayal of Nora in A Doll’s House, Part 2 (2017) and for her performance as B in Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women (2018). She was nominated again in 2019, this…
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