“Oleanna”, written by David Mamet and directed by Prof. Bhasker Shewalkar, is an explosive cat and mouse game between a teacher and student, revolving around it’s insecurities, institutional politics, hypocrisies of higher education, student influences and sexual harassment. A power struggle and miscommunication between the professor and his student, who accuses him of sexual harassment.
Who is right? And who is wrong?
Which side do we take?
In the power play of institutional politics, which side will win?
The grades that you get, are they more important than your understanding? Is it okay to cross yet another line to get some grades?
The cast included: Vinay Varma and Supriya Aysola.