Alma Mater (Playscript)

Theatre’s most thoughtful take on the culture wars yet. On one level, Kendall Feaver’s excellent new play is a twenty-first-century update of David Mamet’s 1992 play Oleanna. It’s more multifaceted than that, though, twisting the dial with each successive scene to expose afresh the inherent, possibly limitless conflicts and contradictions within the absolutist language of social media, the equally intransigent narratives of power and privilege, and the less easily determined truths of personal experience.

Utterly absorbing and very powerful. Feaver’s subtle writing [demonstrates] passion, wit and a strong sense of understanding – acknowledging complexity, refusing to allow for easy solutions and satisfactions. It’s both a challenging play and an important one.

A thrilling confrontation of systemic sexual misconduct on university campuses . . . Thought-provoking and challenging.

Kendall Feaver’s college drama about sexual assault impresses hugely with its intelligence and nuance.