David Mamet is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of such seminal plays of our time as Glengarry Glen Ross, American Buffalo, Oleanna, and Speed-the-Plow. His A Life in the Theatre takes us into the lives of two actors: one young and rising into the first full flush of his success; the other older, anxious and beginning to wane. In a series of short, spare, and increasingly raw exchanges, we see the estrangement of youth from age and the wider, inevitable, endlessly cyclical rhythm of the world.

One of Mamet's earliest and gentlest plays, A Life in the Theatre portrays the changing relationship of John and Robert, two actors--one older and experienced, the other a young up-and-comer - working together in a repertory company. Robert, the older man, feels he has a great deal to teach John, and, as they work together in a series of shows, he passes on his wisdom. John, the novice, hangs on Robert's every word at first, knowing that he has a lot to learn about the theatre. As time goes on, however, Robert becomes resentful of John's success, and John, ever more confident, tires of Robert's cliche advice. Mamet's play examines our changing roles in life through the metaphor of the theatre's never-ending demand for new roles.

The Core Theatre strives to create quality theatrical productions that entertain, educate, and elevate society by instilling hope and understanding. We use primarily original scripts written for this purpose.

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