Oslo
A tale of top secret negotiations and diplomatic back-channeling
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"Even if you never thought about traveling to Norway, you'll probably want to visit the inevitably titled "Oslo," the absorbing drama by Mr. Rogers."
Ben Brantley, New York Times
A tale of top secret negotiations and diplomatic back-channeling
A tale of top secret negotiations and diplomatic back-channeling
The secret negotiations surrounding the 1993 Oslo Accords form the backdrop of this new play by J. T. Rogers. Examining the role of Norwegian diplomat Mona Juul and her husband Tejre Rod-Larsen in co-ordinating the talks, Oslo is a both politically adept thriller and darkly comic tale of diplomats, friends and lovers all over the world struggling to pull in the same direction. Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher, who recently had two huge shows on Broadway - Fiddler on the Roof and The King and I - directs this production.
The prospect of PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime minister Yitzhak Rabin entering into a significant peace agreement always seemed an unlikely one, yet in 1993, it happened. In front of the world's press, the two leaders signed Oslo I Accord at the White House's Rose Garden, watched over by President Bill Clinton.
The first step on a still on-going and always fraught peace process. the Accord was born out of months of intense and top secret negotiations at Oslo's Fafo Institute, where young couple Mona Juul and Tejre Rod-Larsen were key figures in mediating between the two sides.
Michael Aronov
Anthony Azizi
Adam Dannheisser
Jennifer Ehle
Daniel Jenkins
Dariush Kashani
Jeb Kreager
Jefferson Mays
Christopher McHale
Daniel Oreskes
Angela Pierce
Henny Russell
Joseph Siravo
T. Ryder Smith
Written by J. T. Rogers
Directed by Bartlett Sher
Sets by Michael Yeargan
Costumes by Catherine Zuber
Lighting by Donald Holder
Sound by Peter John Still
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