The Zoo Story
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The Zoo Story is a one-act play by Edward Albee that explores themes of isolation, communication, and existential despair through an intense encounter between two men in New York's Central Park.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Zoo Story canonical | 2 |
| Edward Albee’s At Home at the Zoo | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
one-act play
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play ⓘ |
| author | Edward Albee ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Jerry is a disaffected, isolated man
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Peter is a middle-class publishing executive ⓘ |
| combinedVersionTitle |
The Zoo Story
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Edward Albee’s At Home at the Zoo
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReputation | landmark early work of Edward Albee ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | two-hander ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| firstProducedBy |
Haus der Berliner Festspiele
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surface form:
Schiller Theater, West Berlin
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| firstPublishedIn | 1960s ⓘ |
| genre |
absurdist theatre
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drama ⓘ psychological drama ⓘ |
| hasCompanionWork | Homelife ⓘ |
| hasDialogueStyle | naturalistic speech with absurdist elements ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent American experimental drama ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterProducedIn |
Off-Broadway
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surface form:
Off-Broadway, New York City
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| mainCharacter |
Jerry
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Peter ⓘ |
| movement | Theatre of the Absurd ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
intense psychological conflict
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minimalist setting ⓘ use of monologue ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 1 ⓘ |
| offBroadwayOpeningYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century American drama ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | West Berlin ⓘ |
| setting |
Central Park
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surface form:
Central Park, New York City
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| structure | dialogue-driven encounter between two men on a park bench ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
human disconnection in modern society
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the search for meaningful contact ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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class conflict ⓘ communication ⓘ existential despair ⓘ isolation ⓘ loneliness ⓘ urban disconnection ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | mid-20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Edward Albee’s At Home at the Zoo
subject surface form:
Edward Albee