The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told
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The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told is a satirical stage play by Paul Rudnick that queers and parodies biblical narratives and Western religious traditions.
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| The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
LGBT-related play
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satirical play ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| author | Paul Rudnick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy | criticized by some religious groups for blasphemy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacter |
Adam
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Jane NERFINISHED ⓘ Mabel NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstProducedAt | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstProducedBy | New York Theatre Workshop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstProductionDate | 1998 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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religious parody ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasLGBTContent | yes ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
LGBT rights
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creation myths ⓘ faith and doubt ⓘ organized religion ⓘ |
| hasTone |
comic
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irreverent ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
biblical stories
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camp aesthetics ⓘ queer theory ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
critique of Western religious traditions
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parody of biblical narratives ⓘ queer reinterpretation of religious stories ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | retelling of the Book of Genesis with gay protagonists ⓘ |
| notableElement |
controversial depiction of religious figures
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explicitly gay reinterpretation of Adam and Eve as Adam and Steve ⓘ use of camp and queer humor ⓘ |
| partOf | contemporary American theatre ⓘ |
| performedIn |
regional theatres in the United States
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university theatres ⓘ |
| setting |
Garden of Eden
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contemporary New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | two-act play ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Bible
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Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
biblical era
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| writer | Paul Rudnick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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