The Sandbox
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The Sandbox is a one-act absurdist play by Edward Albee that satirically explores themes of family dysfunction, aging, and death.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Sandbox canonical | 2 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
absurdist play
ⓘ
one-act play ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Edward Albee ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dramaticForm | absurdist one-act ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Daddy
ⓘ
Grandma ⓘ Mommy ⓘ Musician ⓘ Young Man ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstPerformanceLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| genre |
absurdist theatre
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
approach to death
ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ treatment of the elderly ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
direct address to the audience
ⓘ
minimalist staging ⓘ symbolic characters ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 1 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage play ⓘ |
| partOf | Edward Albee’s early one-act plays ⓘ |
| setting | a beach with a sandbox ⓘ |
| structure | short play ⓘ |
| style |
metatheatrical elements
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
ⓘ
alienation ⓘ death ⓘ emotional detachment ⓘ family dysfunction ⓘ mortality ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly comic
ⓘ
satirical ⓘ |
| writer | Edward Albee ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.