Oslo, J.T. Rogers
Oslo, J.T. Rogers
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Oslo

Author: J.T. Rogers

Narrator: Anthony Azizi, Josh Bitton, Andre Sogliuzzo, Darren Richardson, Devon Sorvari, Edita Brychta, JD Cullum, Kevin Weisman, Matthew Floyd Miller, Michel Wakim

Unabridged: 2 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/01/2019


Synopsis

1993In this rollicking take on modern diplomacy, a Norwegian social scientist and his diplomat wife are determined to try a new tactic to break the long-standing deadlock of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. A secret back channel in Norway leads to unexpected breakthroughs as negotiators find common ground. When the political becomes personal, relationships are forged that offer a chance to alter the course of history.Includes a conversation about the Oslo Accords with Steven Spiegel, Director of the Center for Middle East Development at UCLA.Lead funding for Oslo is generously provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation.Recorded before a live audience at the UCLA James Bridges Theater in April 2019.Directed by Brian KiteProducing Director Susan Albert LoewenbergAnthony Azizi as Ahmed Qurie (Abu Ala)Josh Bitton as Uri Savir and othersEdita Brychta as Marianne Heiberg, Toril Grandal, Swedish Hostess, German WifeJD Cullum as Terje Rød-LarsenMatthew Floyd Miller as Johan Jorgen Holst, Joel SingerDarren Richardson as Jan Egeland, Ron Pundak, Trond GundersonAndré Sogliuzzo as Yossi Beilin, Finn Grandal, Thor Bjornevog, American Diplomat, German HusbandDevon Sorvari as Mona JuulMichel Wakim as Hassan Asfour and othersKevin Weisman as Yair Hirschfeld, Shimon PeresAssociate Artistic Director, Anna Lyse Erikson. Recording Engineer, Sound Designer and Mixer, Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood. Senior Radio Producer, Ronn Lipkin. Foley Artist, Brian Wallace. Production Manager, Daniel Trostler. Editor, Julian Nicholson.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brad on October 20, 2021

Oslo -- capital of Norway -- is the unlikely home of the Oslo Accords that brought a brief semblance of peace between Israel and the P.L.O. (Palestinian Liberation Organization), which ended with the Second Intifada. The back door channel to the Middle East peace process seems a difficult beast for......more

Goodreads review by Nicole on February 23, 2018

Lynn Nottage and Paula Vogel were robbed.......more

Goodreads review by Scott on June 12, 2017

The playwright has a natural knack for humanizing complicated political events and making them both relatable and human. While I question his inclusion of foul language, I applaud his rich text.......more

Goodreads review by Simon on June 04, 2019

I saw an excellent production, then read it. As with most plays, it is better in the flesh (I direct for a living, so I am biased). Oslo is a bit long, but when it is crackling it delivers the goods both theatrically and intellectually. But alas, perhaps more theatrically. Rogers sets up the idea th......more

Goodreads review by Kari on January 10, 2018

Witty, for sure, but not up to the hype of rave responses. A shallow political analysis that might as well say, "If we all had lingonberry waffles together in Norway, than we'd have a solution to conflict in the Middle East."......more