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-> ''Listen to me. You have fought each other—-killed each other—-for fifty years. Your mothers and daughters and sons have died, and nothing has changed. The world has washed its hands of this conflict, because they do not believe you can change. No one else is coming to help you. So it is up to you. Stay in this room and find a way forward.''
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When Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and and Palestinian Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat signed the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo_I_Accord Oslo I Accord]] in September of 1993, the world had no idea of the backstage maneuvering it took to make that historic moment possible. "Oslo" by Creator/JTRogers is a {{Dramatization}} of the story of the secretive 1993 peace negotiations in the clandestine "Oslo Channel" that led to the accord, as orchestrated by Norwegian diplomat Mona Juul and her husband, social scientist Terje Rød-Larsen. With the all-important appearance of neutrality, the Norwegians are able to convince agents from both sides (read: professors from the University of Haifa in Israel and the finance officer of the Palestine Liberation Organization) to meet and talk.
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When Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and and Palestinian Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat signed the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo_I_Accord Oslo I Accord]] in September of 1993, the world had no idea of the backstage maneuvering it took to make that historic moment possible. "Oslo" by Creator/JTRogers is a {{Dramatization}} of the story of the secretive 1993 peace negotiations in the clandestine "Oslo Channel" that led to the accord, as orchestrated by Norwegian diplomat Mona Juul and her husband, social scientist Terje Rød-Larsen. With the all-important appearance of neutrality, the Norwegians are able to convince agents from both sides (read: professors from the University of Haifa in Israel and the finance officer of the Palestine Liberation Organization) to meet and talk.
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In 2020, HBO acquired the rights to produce a film adaptation of the play, to be directed by Bartlett Sher. Mona Juul will be played by Creator/RuthWilson, with Creator/AndrewScott as Terje Rød-Larsen.
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The play premiered in 2016. In 2020, 2020 HBO acquired the rights to produce a film adaptation of the play, to be which was released in 2021 and directed by Bartlett Sher. Mona Juul will be is played by Creator/RuthWilson, with Creator/AndrewScott as Terje Rød-Larsen.
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--> '''Terje''': My friends, do not look at where we are; look behind you.
--> (He points behind) There! See how far we have come!
--> If we have come this far, through blood, through fear-- hatred--how much further can we go yet?
--> (Points ahead) There! On the horizon. The Possibility.
--> Do you see it?
--> Do you?
--> (He points behind) There! See how far we have come!
--> If we have come this far, through blood, through fear-- hatred--how much further can we go yet?
--> (Points ahead) There! On the horizon. The Possibility.
--> Do you see it?
--> Do you?
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%%[From Wikipedia: Oslo concerns the true story of the efforts of Mona Juul and her husband, Terje Rød-Larsen, who are diplomats from Norway, and who organized breakthrough negotiations between Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat in 1993.]
%%[From Broadway in Chicago: When the Israeli prime minister and the chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization shook hands on the White House lawn in 1993, the world had no idea what it took to orchestrate that momentous occasion. Behind the scenes, a Norwegian diplomat and her social scientist husband hatched an intricate, top secret, and sometimes comical scheme to gather an unexpected assortment of players at an idyllic estate just outside Oslo. Far from any international glare, mortal enemies were able to face each other not as adversaries, but as fellow human beings.]
%%[From Stage Agent: It’s 1992. The bloody tension between Israel and Palestine has never been higher. US-led peace negotiations continue to fail. Violence tears the region apart. Unbeknownst to the world, a Norwegian couple dared to try to help. Terje Rød-Larsen and Mona Juul organized a secret channel of negotiations in Oslo, Norway, where Israeli and Palestinian delegates were challenged to do something for the first time 一 face each other, not as mortal enemies, but as fellow human beings. Oslo by J.T. Rogers is the poignant, inspiring, timely, and true story of how people, no matter how different or at odds, can come together and make extraordinary strides towards peace 一 together.]
%%[From Broadway in Chicago: When the Israeli prime minister and the chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization shook hands on the White House lawn in 1993, the world had no idea what it took to orchestrate that momentous occasion. Behind the scenes, a Norwegian diplomat and her social scientist husband hatched an intricate, top secret, and sometimes comical scheme to gather an unexpected assortment of players at an idyllic estate just outside Oslo. Far from any international glare, mortal enemies were able to face each other not as adversaries, but as fellow human beings.]
%%[From Stage Agent: It’s 1992. The bloody tension between Israel and Palestine has never been higher. US-led peace negotiations continue to fail. Violence tears the region apart. Unbeknownst to the world, a Norwegian couple dared to try to help. Terje Rød-Larsen and Mona Juul organized a secret channel of negotiations in Oslo, Norway, where Israeli and Palestinian delegates were challenged to do something for the first time 一 face each other, not as mortal enemies, but as fellow human beings. Oslo by J.T. Rogers is the poignant, inspiring, timely, and true story of how people, no matter how different or at odds, can come together and make extraordinary strides towards peace 一 together.]
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When Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and and Palestinian Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat signed the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo_I_Accord Oslo I Accord]] in September of 1993, the world had no idea of the backstage maneuvering it took to make that historic moment possible. "Oslo" by Creator/JTRogers relates the story of the secretive 1993 peace negotiations in the clandestine "Oslo Channel" that led to the accord, as orchestrated by Norwegian diplomat Mona Juul and her husband, social scientist Terje Rød-Larsen. But bringing Israeli and Palestinian delegates together for a series of top-secret meetings in an ancient castle just outside of Norway's capital might be the easiest step of the process. Now that they've gotten the emissaries to comes together, Mona and Terje must alternately encourage, challenge, cajole, and beseech the rag-tag assembly of representatives to ''work together'' and pull off a task that seems impossible -- to take the first steps towards peace.
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When Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and and Palestinian Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat signed the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo_I_Accord Oslo I Accord]] in September of 1993, the world had no idea of the backstage maneuvering it took to make that historic moment possible. "Oslo" by Creator/JTRogers relates is a {{Dramatization}} of the story of the secretive 1993 peace negotiations in the clandestine "Oslo Channel" that led to the accord, as orchestrated by Norwegian diplomat Mona Juul and her husband, social scientist Terje Rød-Larsen. With the all-important appearance of neutrality, the Norwegians are able to convince agents from both sides (read: professors from the University of Haifa in Israel and the finance officer of the Palestine Liberation Organization) to meet and talk.
But bringing Israeli and Palestinian delegates together for a series of top-secret meetings in an ancient castle just outside of Norway's capital might be the easiest step of the process. Now that they've gotten the emissaries tocomes come together, Mona and Terje must alternately encourage, challenge, cajole, and beseech the rag-tag assembly of representatives to ''work together'' and pull off a task that seems impossible -- to take the first steps towards peace.
But bringing Israeli and Palestinian delegates together for a series of top-secret meetings in an ancient castle just outside of Norway's capital might be the easiest step of the process. Now that they've gotten the emissaries to
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* {{Dramatization}}: The play is a dramatization of the Oslo peace talks of 1993, with all characters in the show portraying [[RealPersonFic the real people who participated in the talks]].
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* RealPersonFic: Every named character in the show is a portrayal of a real person who participated in or facilitated the Oslo peace talks.
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* RealPersonFic: Every The play is a {{Dramatization}} of real events, and every named character in the show is a portrayal of a real person who participated in or facilitated the Oslo peace talks.
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* NotSoDifferent: ''Everyone'' is tired of the fighting between Israel and Palestine, and everyone wants a solution to the violence and the contention.
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** On a broader level, the Norwegians want to keep the Oslo Channel secret for as long as possible to avoid putting undue pressure on the negotiations ''and'' to keep American and United Nations diplomats from getting involved. Norway has [[ReconcileTheBitterFoes the all-important appearance of neutrality]] in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, making it ideally situated to facilitate and host the clandestine meetings. Any involvement on America's part could be seen as favoring it's ally Israel or devolving into an ineffective display of America's international powers.
** On an interpersonal level, all the American diplomats are some combinations of brash, self-absorbed, and outright rude to the main characters. Most of them can't even pronounce Terje's name correctly; a sign of how they don't make an effort to learn about the cultures they're interacting with. They treat the rumors of the back-alley negotiations with a mixture of disbelief and contempt, seeming to have the attitude that "if Americans can't negotiate peace in the Middle East, no-one else can" (with the implication that no one else will even be allowed to try).
** On a broader level, the Norwegians want to keep the Oslo Channel secret for as long as possible to avoid putting undue pressure on the negotiations ''and'' to keep American and United Nations diplomats from getting involved. Norway has [[ReconcileTheBitterFoes the all-important appearance of neutrality]] in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, making it ideally situated to facilitate and host the clandestine meetings. Any involvement on America's part could be seen as favoring it's ally Israel or devolving into an ineffective display of America's international powers.
** On an interpersonal level, all the American diplomats are some combinations of brash, self-absorbed, and outright rude to the main characters. Most of them can't even pronounce Terje's name correctly; a sign of how they don't make an effort to learn about the cultures they're interacting with. They treat the rumors of the back-alley negotiations with a mixture of disbelief and contempt, seeming to have the attitude that "if Americans can't negotiate peace in the Middle East, no-one else can" (with the implication that no one else will even be allowed to try).
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** The jokes about everyone in Norway's diplomatic service and foreign ministry knowing or working for/ with (or having dated or been married to) everyone else. "It's a small country."
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** The jokes about everyone in Norway's diplomatic service Diplomatic Service and foreign ministry knowing or Foreign Ministry knowing/ working for/ with (or having dated or been dated/ being married to) to everyone else.else in their field. "It's a small country.""
---> '''Mona''': To clarify: Johan Jørgen is married to Marianne, who works for Terje, who is married to me, who, as of tomorrow, works for Johan Jørgen.
---> '''Mona''': To clarify: Johan Jørgen is married to Marianne, who works for Terje, who is married to me, who, as of tomorrow, works for Johan Jørgen.
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In 2020, HBO acquired the rights to produce a film adaptation of the play, to be directed by Bartlett Sher. Mona Juul will be played by Creator/RuthWilson, with Creator/Andrew Scott as Terje Rød-Larsen.
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In 2020, HBO acquired the rights to produce a film adaptation of the play, to be directed by Bartlett Sher. Mona Juul will be played by Creator/RuthWilson, with Creator/Andrew Scott Creator/AndrewScott as Terje Rød-Larsen.
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In 2020, HBO acquired the rights to produce a film adaptation of the play, to be directed by Bartlett Sher. Mona Juul will be played by Creator/RuthWilson, with Creator/Andrew Scott as Terje Rød-Larsen.
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** Said by Terje to Yair, when Uri has taken over the role of chief delegate from Israel in the negotiation process. Yair and Ron both feel like Uri has minimized their contributions to the peace talks and demeaned them by kicking them out of the meetings, but Terje reminds them that the desired outcome peace talks is much more important than any one man's ego.
** Said by Mona to Terje when he's upset that they won't be recognized for their facilitation of the peace talks, or even be invited to the banquet after Arafat and Rabin sign the accords. Mona tells him it's enough to stand in the background and watch it happen -- again, the accords are more important than any one man's ego.
** Said by Mona to Terje when he's upset that they won't be recognized for their facilitation of the peace talks, or even be invited to the banquet after Arafat and Rabin sign the accords. Mona tells him it's enough to stand in the background and watch it happen -- again, the accords are more important than any one man's ego.
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** Said by Terje to Yair, when Uri has taken over the role of chief delegate from Israel in the negotiation process. Yair and Ron both feel like Uri has minimized their contributions to the peace talks and demeaned them by kicking them out of the meetings, but Terje reminds them that the desired outcome goal of the peace talks is much more important than any one man's ego.
** Said by Mona to Terje when he's upset that they won't be recognized for their facilitation of the peace talks, or even be invited to the banquet after Arafat and Rabin sign theaccords. Accords. Mona tells him it's enough to stand in the background and watch it happen -- again, the accords Accords are more important than any one man's ego.
** Said by Mona to Terje when he's upset that they won't be recognized for their facilitation of the peace talks, or even be invited to the banquet after Arafat and Rabin sign the
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When Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and and Palestinian Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat signed the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo_I_Accord Oslo I Accord]] in September of 1993, the world had no idea of the backstage maneuvering it took to make that historic moment possible. "Oslo" by Creator/JTRogers relates the story of the secretive 1993 peace negotiations in the clandestine "Oslo Channel" that led to the accord, as orchestrated by Norwegian diplomat Mona Juul and her husband, social scientist Terje Rød-Larsen. But bringing Israeli and Palestinian delegates together for a series of top-secret meetings in an ancient castle just outside of Norway's capital might be the easiest step of the process. Now that they've gotten the emissaries to comes together, Mona and Terje must alternately encourage, challenge, cajole, and beseech the rag-tag assembly of representatives to ''work together'' and pull off a task that seems impossible -- to take the first steps towards a peace.
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When Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and and Palestinian Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat signed the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo_I_Accord Oslo I Accord]] in September of 1993, the world had no idea of the backstage maneuvering it took to make that historic moment possible. "Oslo" by Creator/JTRogers relates the story of the secretive 1993 peace negotiations in the clandestine "Oslo Channel" that led to the accord, as orchestrated by Norwegian diplomat Mona Juul and her husband, social scientist Terje Rød-Larsen. But bringing Israeli and Palestinian delegates together for a series of top-secret meetings in an ancient castle just outside of Norway's capital might be the easiest step of the process. Now that they've gotten the emissaries to comes together, Mona and Terje must alternately encourage, challenge, cajole, and beseech the rag-tag assembly of representatives to ''work together'' and pull off a task that seems impossible -- to take the first steps towards a peace.
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* RealPersonFic: Every named character in the show is a portrayal of a real people who facilitated or participated in the Oslo peace talks.
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* RealPersonFic: Every named character in the show is a portrayal of a real people person who facilitated or participated in or facilitated the Oslo peace talks.
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-> ''Listen to me. You have fought each other—-killed each other—-for fifty years. Your mothers and daughters and sons have died, and nothing has changed. The world has washed its hands of this conflict, because they do not believe you can change. No one else is coming to help you. So it is up to you. Stay in this room and find a way forward.''
-->-- '''Mona Juul'''
When Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and and Palestinian Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat signed the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo_I_Accord Oslo I Accord]] in September of 1993, the world had no idea of the backstage maneuvering it took to make that historic moment possible. "Oslo" by Creator/JTRogers relates the story of the secretive 1993 peace negotiations in the clandestine "Oslo Channel" that led to the accord, as orchestrated by Norwegian diplomat Mona Juul and her husband, social scientist Terje Rød-Larsen. But bringing Israeli and Palestinian delegates together for a series of top-secret meetings in an ancient castle just outside of Norway's capital might be the easiest step of the process. Now that they've gotten the emissaries to comes together, Mona and Terje must alternately encourage, challenge, cajole, and beseech the rag-tag assembly of representatives to ''work together'' and pull off a task that seems impossible -- to take the first steps towards a peace.
Spoilers below are unmarked.
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!!Oslo Provides Examples of:
* ArcWords: "It's not about you."
** Said by Terje to Yair, when Uri has taken over the role of chief delegate from Israel in the negotiation process. Yair and Ron both feel like Uri has minimized their contributions to the peace talks and demeaned them by kicking them out of the meetings, but Terje reminds them that the desired outcome peace talks is much more important than any one man's ego.
** Said by Mona to Terje when he's upset that they won't be recognized for their facilitation of the peace talks, or even be invited to the banquet after Arafat and Rabin sign the accords. Mona tells him it's enough to stand in the background and watch it happen -- again, the accords are more important than any one man's ego.
* CodeName: For the safety and secrecy of the operation, code names are assigned to key players for use while discussing the negotiations over the phone:
** Israel is referred to as "the little country," and important political figures are designated "the son," "the father," and "the grandfather."
** Palestine (or the Palestinian Liberation Organization, at least) is dubbed "the land across the sea." Ahmed is dubbed "pontoffel" (Yiddish for slipper).
* CommonalityConnection: When they step away from the talks to take a walk in the frigid Norwegian countryside, Uri Savir and Ahmed Qurie discover that they both have daughters named Maya. This connection brings into focus why they're fighting so hard for peace, and opens the door for them to see each other as allies in the process of hashing out the negotiations (rather than enemies at cross purposes).
* NotSoDifferent: ''Everyone'' is tired of the fighting between Israel and Palestine, and everyone wants a solution to the violence and the contention.
* PeaceConference: Mona and Terje are instructed '''not''' to call the secretive meetings a "peace conference" for political reasons, but all participants in the Oslo talks are aware that they've been assembled to negotiate a peaceful solution... in a conference-like setting.
* RayOfHopeEnding: After the WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue, when all actors have given a grim recap of the past 20 years of Israeli-Palestinian relations and left the stage, only Mona and Terje are left. They face the audience and ask -- even through all the doubt and pessimism, even after the breakdown of negotiations -- if the viewers can imagine a way forwards.
--> '''Terje''': My friends, do not look at where we are; look behind you.
--> (He points behind) There! See how far we have come!
--> If we have come this far, through blood, through fear-- hatred--how much further can we go yet?
--> (Points ahead) There! On the horizon. The Possibility.
--> Do you see it?
--> Do you?
* RealPersonFic: Every named character in the show is a portrayal of a real people who facilitated or participated in the Oslo peace talks.
* ReconcileTheBitterFoes: Norway has the all-important appearance of neutrality in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It's much easier for Mona and Terje to get their foot in the door with both sides and get the process moving than it would be for any official operating through the American or United Nations channels.
* RunningGag:
** The jokes about everyone in Norway's diplomatic service and foreign ministry knowing or working for/ with (or having dated or been married to) everyone else. "It's a small country."
** The repeated misuse of common English phrases, followed by a deadpan, "I don't think that's how you use that."
** Toril's cooking (her waffles especially) are universally praised by the guests at Borregaard Manor.
** American diplomats mispronouncing Terje's name.
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: At the end of the show, the actors deliver a rapid-pace recap of Israeli-Palestinian relations from 1993 through 2016, interspersed with updates on the status of the key players. The death dates of several of the involved politicians and negotiators are declared, with each deceased character leaving the stage when they have recounted their cause of death.
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%%[From Wikipedia: Oslo concerns the true story of the efforts of Mona Juul and her husband, Terje Rød-Larsen, who are diplomats from Norway, and who organized breakthrough negotiations between Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat in 1993.]
%%[From Broadway in Chicago: When the Israeli prime minister and the chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization shook hands on the White House lawn in 1993, the world had no idea what it took to orchestrate that momentous occasion. Behind the scenes, a Norwegian diplomat and her social scientist husband hatched an intricate, top secret, and sometimes comical scheme to gather an unexpected assortment of players at an idyllic estate just outside Oslo. Far from any international glare, mortal enemies were able to face each other not as adversaries, but as fellow human beings.]
%%[From Stage Agent: It’s 1992. The bloody tension between Israel and Palestine has never been higher. US-led peace negotiations continue to fail. Violence tears the region apart. Unbeknownst to the world, a Norwegian couple dared to try to help. Terje Rød-Larsen and Mona Juul organized a secret channel of negotiations in Oslo, Norway, where Israeli and Palestinian delegates were challenged to do something for the first time 一 face each other, not as mortal enemies, but as fellow human beings. Oslo by J.T. Rogers is the poignant, inspiring, timely, and true story of how people, no matter how different or at odds, can come together and make extraordinary strides towards peace 一 together.]
%%[Character List: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/oslo-509322]
[[caption-width-right:350:''"We have what the US can never have: the appearance of neutrality."'']]
-> ''Listen to me. You have fought each other—-killed each other—-for fifty years. Your mothers and daughters and sons have died, and nothing has changed. The world has washed its hands of this conflict, because they do not believe you can change. No one else is coming to help you. So it is up to you. Stay in this room and find a way forward.''
-->-- '''Mona Juul'''
When Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and and Palestinian Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat signed the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo_I_Accord Oslo I Accord]] in September of 1993, the world had no idea of the backstage maneuvering it took to make that historic moment possible. "Oslo" by Creator/JTRogers relates the story of the secretive 1993 peace negotiations in the clandestine "Oslo Channel" that led to the accord, as orchestrated by Norwegian diplomat Mona Juul and her husband, social scientist Terje Rød-Larsen. But bringing Israeli and Palestinian delegates together for a series of top-secret meetings in an ancient castle just outside of Norway's capital might be the easiest step of the process. Now that they've gotten the emissaries to comes together, Mona and Terje must alternately encourage, challenge, cajole, and beseech the rag-tag assembly of representatives to ''work together'' and pull off a task that seems impossible -- to take the first steps towards a peace.
Spoilers below are unmarked.
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!!Oslo Provides Examples of:
* ArcWords: "It's not about you."
** Said by Terje to Yair, when Uri has taken over the role of chief delegate from Israel in the negotiation process. Yair and Ron both feel like Uri has minimized their contributions to the peace talks and demeaned them by kicking them out of the meetings, but Terje reminds them that the desired outcome peace talks is much more important than any one man's ego.
** Said by Mona to Terje when he's upset that they won't be recognized for their facilitation of the peace talks, or even be invited to the banquet after Arafat and Rabin sign the accords. Mona tells him it's enough to stand in the background and watch it happen -- again, the accords are more important than any one man's ego.
* CodeName: For the safety and secrecy of the operation, code names are assigned to key players for use while discussing the negotiations over the phone:
** Israel is referred to as "the little country," and important political figures are designated "the son," "the father," and "the grandfather."
** Palestine (or the Palestinian Liberation Organization, at least) is dubbed "the land across the sea." Ahmed is dubbed "pontoffel" (Yiddish for slipper).
* CommonalityConnection: When they step away from the talks to take a walk in the frigid Norwegian countryside, Uri Savir and Ahmed Qurie discover that they both have daughters named Maya. This connection brings into focus why they're fighting so hard for peace, and opens the door for them to see each other as allies in the process of hashing out the negotiations (rather than enemies at cross purposes).
* NotSoDifferent: ''Everyone'' is tired of the fighting between Israel and Palestine, and everyone wants a solution to the violence and the contention.
* PeaceConference: Mona and Terje are instructed '''not''' to call the secretive meetings a "peace conference" for political reasons, but all participants in the Oslo talks are aware that they've been assembled to negotiate a peaceful solution... in a conference-like setting.
* RayOfHopeEnding: After the WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue, when all actors have given a grim recap of the past 20 years of Israeli-Palestinian relations and left the stage, only Mona and Terje are left. They face the audience and ask -- even through all the doubt and pessimism, even after the breakdown of negotiations -- if the viewers can imagine a way forwards.
--> '''Terje''': My friends, do not look at where we are; look behind you.
--> (He points behind) There! See how far we have come!
--> If we have come this far, through blood, through fear-- hatred--how much further can we go yet?
--> (Points ahead) There! On the horizon. The Possibility.
--> Do you see it?
--> Do you?
* RealPersonFic: Every named character in the show is a portrayal of a real people who facilitated or participated in the Oslo peace talks.
* ReconcileTheBitterFoes: Norway has the all-important appearance of neutrality in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It's much easier for Mona and Terje to get their foot in the door with both sides and get the process moving than it would be for any official operating through the American or United Nations channels.
* RunningGag:
** The jokes about everyone in Norway's diplomatic service and foreign ministry knowing or working for/ with (or having dated or been married to) everyone else. "It's a small country."
** The repeated misuse of common English phrases, followed by a deadpan, "I don't think that's how you use that."
** Toril's cooking (her waffles especially) are universally praised by the guests at Borregaard Manor.
** American diplomats mispronouncing Terje's name.
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: At the end of the show, the actors deliver a rapid-pace recap of Israeli-Palestinian relations from 1993 through 2016, interspersed with updates on the status of the key players. The death dates of several of the involved politicians and negotiators are declared, with each deceased character leaving the stage when they have recounted their cause of death.
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%%[From Wikipedia: Oslo concerns the true story of the efforts of Mona Juul and her husband, Terje Rød-Larsen, who are diplomats from Norway, and who organized breakthrough negotiations between Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat in 1993.]
%%[From Broadway in Chicago: When the Israeli prime minister and the chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization shook hands on the White House lawn in 1993, the world had no idea what it took to orchestrate that momentous occasion. Behind the scenes, a Norwegian diplomat and her social scientist husband hatched an intricate, top secret, and sometimes comical scheme to gather an unexpected assortment of players at an idyllic estate just outside Oslo. Far from any international glare, mortal enemies were able to face each other not as adversaries, but as fellow human beings.]
%%[From Stage Agent: It’s 1992. The bloody tension between Israel and Palestine has never been higher. US-led peace negotiations continue to fail. Violence tears the region apart. Unbeknownst to the world, a Norwegian couple dared to try to help. Terje Rød-Larsen and Mona Juul organized a secret channel of negotiations in Oslo, Norway, where Israeli and Palestinian delegates were challenged to do something for the first time 一 face each other, not as mortal enemies, but as fellow human beings. Oslo by J.T. Rogers is the poignant, inspiring, timely, and true story of how people, no matter how different or at odds, can come together and make extraordinary strides towards peace 一 together.]
%%[Character List: https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/oslo-509322]
