Speech & Debate
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Speech & Debate is a darkly comic play by Stephen Karam that follows three misfit high school students who form a speech and debate club to expose a scandal while grappling with issues of identity, ethics, and free expression.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Speech & Debate canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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play ⓘ stage work ⓘ |
| author | Stephen Karam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Speech & Debate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dramaticForm | contemporary American play ⓘ |
| explores |
censorship in schools
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student activism ⓘ use of technology in teen life ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama
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dark comedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Speech & Debate (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
aspiring performer
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gay student ⓘ school journalist ⓘ teacher involved in scandal ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Diwata
NERFINISHED
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Howie NERFINISHED ⓘ Solomon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatre ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 1 ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 2007 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedBy | Roundabout Theatre Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType | Off-Broadway ⓘ |
| setting |
American high school
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Salem, Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | one-act play ⓘ |
| subject |
ethics
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free expression ⓘ high school students ⓘ identity ⓘ scandal ⓘ speech and debate ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult and young adult theatre audiences ⓘ |
| theme |
LGBTQ+ identity
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abuse of power ⓘ coming of age ⓘ friendship ⓘ journalism and truth ⓘ online communication ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 21st century ⓘ |
| writer | Stephen Karam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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