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Visions and Voices and the USC Libraries have collaborated to create a series of resource guides that allow you to build on your experiences at many Visions and Voices events. Explore the resources listed below and continue your journey of inquiry and discovery! NOVEMBER USC LIBRARIES RESOURCE GUIDE The end of the line for an unpopular president is the inauguration of hilarity when Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet (Glengarry Glen Ross, American Buffalo, Race) makes the Oval Office a three-ring circus of political incorrectness. President Charles Smith is desperate to be reelected. And he’s not afraid to beg, bargain or sacrifice the remains of his integrity to achieve this. The only question is: will he save the turkeys or marry the lesbians? The answer is classic Mamet. KEN KLEIN of the USC Libraries has selected the following resources to help you learn more about Mamet and his work. Visit the online version of this guide at libguides.usc.edu/November for even more resources. Introduction Just three-and-a-half weeks before the national elections, Visions and Voices offers a chance to see November, David Mamet’s 2008 play on presidential election politics, at the Los Angeles Music Center’s Mark Taper Forum. Selected Plays by David Mamet Selected Electronic Resources American Buffalo (1977) Find scholarly sources about Mamet and his plays By David Mamet through these electronic resources, accessible through Leavey Library: P S 3 5 6 3 . A 4 3 4 5 A 8 1 9 7 7 the USC Libraries homepage at www.usc.edu/libraries. Glengarry Glen Ross (1984) Theater Resources By David Mamet • International Index to the Performing Arts Full Text Grand Depository: P S 3 5 6 3 . A 4 3 4 5 G 5 6 1 9 8 4 • MLA International Bibliography Speed-the-Plow (1987) Theater Journals By David Mamet • American Theatre Special Collections: P S 3 5 6 3 . A 4 3 4 5 S 6 4 1 9 8 7 • The Journal of American Drama and Theatre Oleanna (1993) • Theater By David Mamet Doheny Memorial Library: P S 3 5 6 3 . A 4 3 4 5 O 4 1 9 9 3 • Theatre Journal Faustus (2004) By David Mamet Doheny Memorial Library: P S 3 5 6 3 . A 4 3 4 5 F 3 2 0 0 4 Race (2010) By David Mamet This play is available online as an e-book. Find it through Quick Search on the USC Libraries homepage at www.usc.edu/libraries. www.usc.edu/libraries/visions_voices University of Southern California.

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