David Mamet Bibliography, 1994-Summer 1995

Compiled by David K. and Janice A. Sauer, Bibliographers

 

Articles by David Mamet

“The Room [Fiction].” Grand Street 13.4 (1995): 163-66.

“Tough Talk on Entertainment [Views on Violence].” Time 12 June 1995: 32+.

“Why Schindler Is Emotional Pornography [How Jews are portrayed in Hollywood].” Guardian 30 Apr. 1994: 30.

 

Interviews and Profiles

Haugen, Peter. “A Rare Glimpse Inside the Mind of David Mamet.” Sacramento Bee 14 May 1995: EN7.

Hurwitt, Robert. “Mamet Has All the Answers for His Critics.” San Francisco Examiner 19 May 1995: C15.

Mallon, Thomas. “Doubting Thomas: Speed the Plot.” GQ Oct. 1994: 110+.

Mamet, David, Felicity Huffman, Ed Begley Jr., Shelton Dane. Interview with Susan Stamberg. All Things Considered. National Public Radio. 6 Feb. 1995. Transcript # 1750-58.

May, Elaine. “Endpaper: One More Death Defying Act.” New York Times 5 Mar. 1995: Sec 6: 80.

Nightingale, Benedict. “A Portrait of David Mamet, Foreign Playwright of the Year.” Theater Heute Special Issue 1994: 44-45.

“Playboy Interview: David Mamet.” Playboy Apr. 1995: 51+.

“Talk of the Town: Mamet’s Child’s Play.” New Yorker 10 Apr. 1995: 33.

Weber, Bruce. “Thoughts From a Man’s Man.” New York Times 17 Nov. 1994: C1+.

 

Books by David Mamet and Reviews

The Village (New York: Little, Brown, 1994)

Blum, David and Anita Leclerc. “Rookie Novelist.” Esquire Oct. 1994: 49+.

Feld, Ross. “Life, He Thought.” Chicago Tribune 23 Oct. 1994: Books 3.

Glover, Douglas. “The Village by David Mamet.” Book World 13 Nov. 1994: 3.

Henderson, David W. “Book Reviews: Fiction.” Library Journal 1 Oct. 1994: 115.

“It’s a Man’s World.” The Economist 17 Dec. 1994: 92.

Kakutani, Michiko. “In Mamet’s First Novel, They Speak Mametese.” The New York Times 4 Oct. 1994: C18 .

McManus, James. “‘Uh huh,’ the Second Man Said.” The New York Times Book Review 20 Nov. 1994: 24 .

Morton, Brian. “The Village.” Times Educational Supplement 4 Nov. 1994: B14+.

Spenser, Charles. “A Long Year in the Country.” Sunday Telegraph 9 Oct. 1994: 10.

Steinberg, Sybil S. “Forecasts: Fiction.” Publishers Weekly 4 July 1994: 52.

Tandon, Bharat. “ Small Town Talk.” Times Literary Supplement 14 Oct. 1994: 25.

Taylor, Paul. “Down in Ambridge, USA.” The Independent on Sunday 16 Oct. 1994: 37.

Tilzey, Paul. “Of Hawks and Peacocks.” The Independent 5 Nov. 1994: 27.

 

Passover (New York: St. Martin’s, 1995)

 Dickstein, Lore. “A Knife to Fool the Cossacks.” New York Times 9 Apr. 1995: Sec. 7: 20.

Tabor, Mary B. W. “Mamet on Passover.” New York Times 29 Mar. 1995: C15.

Veeder, Mary Harris. “Just for Children.” Chicago Tribune 9 Apr. 1995: Books 6.

Waskow, Arthur. “A David Mamet Tale of a Jewish Bubbe Who Saved Her Family.” Philadelphia Inquirer 16 Apr. 1995: M3.

Wieseltier, Leon. “Machoball Soup.” The New Republic 24 Apr. 1995: 46.

 

Scholarly Articles

Bigelow, Gary E. “Marginacion y amistad en Mamet y Sastre: El caso de American Buffalo y La taberna fantstica.” De lo particular a lo universal: El teatro espanol del siglo XX y su contexto. Frankfurt am Main and Madrid: Vervuert-Iberoamerica, 1994. 112-18.

Cohn, Ruby. “Phrasal Energies in Harold Pinter and David Mamet.” Anglo-American Interplay in Recent Drama . Cambridge: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1995.

Cullick, Jonathan S. “‘Always Be Closing:’ Competition and the Discourse of Closure in David Mamet’s Glengarry Glen Ross. ” Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism 8.2 (1994): 23-36.

Esche, Edward. “David Mamet.” American Drama . Ed. Clive Bloom. Houndmills and London: Macmillan, 1995. 165-78.

Garner, Stanton B. Jr. “Deixis and the Site of Utterance: Breaking the Silence, American Buffalo, Not I .” Bodied Spaces: Phenomenolgy and Performance in Contemporary Drama. Ithaca, NY: Cornell Univ. Press, 1994. 124-36.

Guckel, Volker. Im Spiegel des Anderen: Studien zur Konstituierung des Subjekts im dramatischen Werk David Mamets . Wurzburg: Konigshausen & Neumann, 1993.

Kane, Leslie. “New and Forthcoming.” The David Mamet Review 1 (1994): 9.

McDonough, Carla J. “Book Review: Gay Brewer’s David Mamet and Film : Illusion/Disillusion in a Wounded Land .” The David Mamet Review 1 (1994): 8.

McNaughton, Howard. “David (Alan) Mamet.” Contemporary American Dramatists. Detroit: St. James Press, 1994. 373-77.

Sauer, David K. and Janice A. “David Mamet Bibliography, 1992-Summer 1994.” The David Mamet Review 1 (1994): 10-12.

Scott, Bradley C. “Reviews [Brewer’s David Mamet and Film ].” Film Quarterly 48.1 (1994): 61.

Silverstein, Marc. “‘We’re Just Human’: Oleanna and Cultural Crisis.” South Atlantic Review 60.2 (1995) 103-120.

Vanwert, W. “Consipiracy Theory in Mamet’s ‘Homicide.’” Western Humanities Review 49.2 (1995): 133-42.

Vorlicky, Robert. “The American Masculine Ethos, Male Mythologies, and Absent Women.” Act Like a Man: Challenging Masculinities in American Drama. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1995. 25-56.

Worster, David. “How To Do Things With Salesmen: David Mamet's Speech-Act Play. Modern Drama 37.3 (1994): 375-90.

 

Dissertations

Beckwith, Jeanne Joan. Deviancy and the Stage in the Plays of David Mamet and Peter Barnes. Ph.D. Diss. University of Georgia, 1994.

 

Films by David Mamet and Reviews:

Oleanna on Film, Dir. David Mamet, Samuel Goldwyn and Channel Four, Nov. 1994

Bruce, Tammy. “Counterpunch: When It Comes To Harassment, Paglia Cannot Speak for Us.” Los Angeles Times 14 Nov. 1994: F3.

Carr, Jay. “Mamet’s Abrasive ‘Oleanna’ Never Fills in the Blanks.” Boston Globe 11 Nov. 1994: 47.

Caryn, James. “Tales from the Coroner’s Office.” New York Times 11 Dec. 1994: H1.

Davis, Ruth C. “Those Who Can’t, Teach.” New York 21 Nov. 1994: 22.

Feinstein, Howard. “Wrong Gender’s Agenda.” Guardian 2 Mar. 1995: T 8.

Johnson, Brian D. “Oleanna.” Maclean's 19 Dec. 1994: 54.

Kauffman, Stanley. “Office Hours.” New Republic 21 Nov. 1994: 24+.

Kempley, Rita. “Mamet’s ‘Oleanna’: A Stagy Fright.” Washington Post 11 Nov. 1994: D7.

King, Robert, L. “Oleanna.” The North American Review Nov.-Dec. 1994: 18.

Klady, Leonard. “Oleanna.” Variety 7 Nov. 1994: 47.

Nichols, Peter M. “Home Video [Oleanna].” New York Times 28 June 1995: D17.

Paglia, Camille. “The Real Lesson of ‘Oleanna’?” Los Angeles Times 6 Nov. 1994: 6.

Rainer, Peter. “Mamet's ‘Oleanna’ More of a Tirade Than a Debate.” Los Angeles Times 9 Oct. 1994: F4.

Travers, Peter. “Oleanna.” Rolling Stone 1 Dec. 1994: 132.

Verniere, James. “Mamet’s ‘Oleanna’ Guilty of Female Abuse.” Boston Herald 11 Nov. 1994: SO9.

Wilmington, Michael. “Mamet Could Have Put a Bit More Fire In ‘Oleanna.’” Chicago Tribune 4 Nov. 1994: Friday’s Guide to Movies: J.

 

Vanya on 42nd Street, Dir. Louis Malle, Screenplay David Mamet, Sony Oct. 1994

Bosworth, Patricia. “Why ‘Vanya,’ And Why Now?” New York Times 16 Oct. 1994: Sec 2: 13.

Brantley, Ben. “In Hollywood, the Play’s the Thing.” New York Times 22 Jan. 1995: Sec 2: 15.

Carr, Jay. “‘Vanya’ Revels in Chekhov’s Riches Afresh.” Boston Globe 18 Nov. 1994: 51.

Combs, Richard. “Vanya on 42nd Street.” Times Literary Supplement 13 Jan. 1995: 18.

Guthman, Edward. Louis Malle’s ‘Vanya’ Is Backstage Chekhov.” San Francisco Chronicle 28 July 1995.

Hinson, Hal. “‘Vanya’ Simply Brilliant.” Washington Post 21 Dec. 1994: C15.

Kauffman, Stanley. “From Russia With Love.” New Republic 7 Nov. 1994: 34+.

Johnson, Brian D. “Vanya on 42nd Street.” Maclean’s 15 May 1995: 73.

Kroll, Jack. “Saying Uncle in New York.” Newsweek 31 Oct. 1994: 67.

Maslin, Janet. “Spare Chekhov Begins Sneakily.” New York Times 19 Oct. 1994: C13.

McCarthy, Todd. “Vanya on 42nd Street.” Variety 12 Sept. 1994: 40+.

Rose, Lloyd. “You Can’t Write Off Chekhov.” Washington Post 25 Dec. 1994: G1.

Stahey, Susanne C. “Seedy New York Setting Suits Latest ‘Vanya.’” Los Angeles Times 6 Nov. 1994: CAL24.

Taubin, Amy. “The Discreet Charm of Vanya.” The Village Voice 21 June 1994.

Turan, Kenneth. “In Street Clothes, ‘Vanya’ Invites You In.” Los Angeles Times 4 Nov. 1994: F10.

Travers, Peter. “Vanya on 42nd Street.” Rolling Stone 3 Nov. 1994: 106.

Wilmington, Michael. “‘Vanya’ Powered By Actors’ Love of Theater.” Chicago Tribune 23 Dec. 1994: Friday’s Guide: J.

 

Plays by David Mamet and Reviews:

Glengarry Glen Ross , Dir. Sam Mendes. Donmar Warehouse, London, June, 1994.

Billington, Michael. “Glengarry Glen Ross.” Guardian 24 June 1994, sec. 2: 13. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 792.

Core, Susan and George Core. “Glengarry Glen Ross.” Sewanee Review 10.4 (1994): 694+.

Coveney, Michael. “Glengarry Glen Ross.” Observer 26 June 1994. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 793.

de Jongh, Nicholas. “Powerful Tragedy in a Combat Zone Nightmare.” Evening Standard 23 June 1994. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 794.

Doughty, Louise. “Glengarry Glen Ross.” Mail on Sunday 26 June 1994. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 792.

Edwards, Jane. “Glengarry Glen Ross.” Time Out 29 June 1994. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 791.

Gross, John. “Tragedies of Good and Bad Manners.” Sunday Telegraph 26 June 1994. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 788.

Hagerty, Bill. “Slice of Life at a Bargain Price.” Today 23 June 1994. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 794.

Hirschorn, Clive. “Glengarry Glen Ross.” Sunday Express 26 June 1994. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 791.

Hoyle, Martin. “The American Dream Distorted.” Financial Times 24 June 1994. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 792.

Morley, Sheridan. “Theatre: Copacabana, Home, Glengarry Glen Ross.” Spectator 2 July 1994: 42. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 792.

Nathan, David. “Glengarry Glen Ross.” Jewish Chronicle 1 July 1994. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 792-93.

Nightingale, Benedict. “The Sharks Still Have Bite.” The Times 24 June 1994. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 793.

Paton, Maureen. “Theatre.” Daily Express 2 July 1994. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 791.

Smith, Neil. “Glengarry Glen Ross.” What’s On 29 June 1994. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 793.

Spenser, Charles. “Glengarry Glen Ross.” Daily Telegraph 24 June 1994. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 794-95.

Taylor, Paul. “Brute Strength.” The Independent 24 June 1994. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 793-94.

Wardle, Irving. “A Crazy Way to Make A Living.” The Independent on Sunday 26 June 1994: 14. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994 788-89.

 

The Cryptogram —Dir. Gregory Mosher, Ambassador’s Theatre, London, June 1994.

Billington, Michael. “Cryptogram.” Guardian 24 June 1994, sec. 2: 13. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 792.

Core, Susan and George. “Cryptogram.” The Sewanee Review 102 (1994 ): 694+.

Coveney, Michael. “Cryptogram.” Observer 3 July 1994. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 797-98.

de Jongh, Nicholas. “Cryptogram.” Evening Standard 30 June 1994. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 799.

Doughty, Louise.“Cryptogram.” Mail on Sunday 10 July 1994. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 801.

Edwards, Jane. “Cryptogram.” Time Out 6 July 1994. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 800-01.

Gross, John. “Cryptogram.” Sunday Telegraph 3 July 1994. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994 798.

Hagerty, Bill. “Cryptogram.” Today 30 July 1994. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 799-800.

Hirschorn, Clive. “Cryptogram.” Sunday Express 3 July 1994. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 791.

Hoyle, Martin. “Mamet Goes Minimalist.” Financial Times 1 July 1994: 17 . Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 796-97.

King, Robert L. “Cryptogram.” The North American Review Nov.-Dec. 1994: 51.

Lahr, John. “Cryptogram.” The New Yorker 1 Aug. 1994: 70+.

McCue, Jim. “Cryptogram.” Times Literary Supplement 15 July 1994: 21.

Morley, Sheridan. “Cryptogram.” Spectator 9 July 1994. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 801.

Nathan, David. “Cryptogram.” Jewish Chronicle 8 July 1994. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 801.

Nightingale, Benedict. “Coded Display of Private Suffering.” The Times 1 July 1994. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 797.

Paton, Maureen. “Cryptogram.” Daily Express 30 July 1994. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 800.

Peter, John. “Mamet’s House of Secrets.” Sunday Times 3 July 1994. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 795.

Smith, Neil. “Cryptogram.” What’s On. 7 July 1994. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 800.

Spenser, Charles. “Mamet Devastates With a Tale of Growing Pains.” Daily Telegraph 30 June 1994: 9. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 798-99.

Taylor, Paul. “Brute Strength.” The Independent 1 July 1994. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 796.

Tinker, Jack.“Cryptogram.” Daily Mail 30 June 1994. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 801-02.

Wardle, Irving. “Cryptogram.” The Independent on Sunday 27 July 1994: 14. Rpt. Theatre Record 18 June-1 July 1994: 798.

Wolf, Matt. “Mamet’s Bleak New ‘Cryptogram’ A Mystery Waiting to Be Decoded.” Chicago Tribune 5 July 1994: 16.