Seascape
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Seascape is a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Edward Albee that blends domestic drama with surreal encounters between humans and evolved sea creatures to explore themes of communication, evolution, and aging.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seascape canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Edward Albee ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
ⓘ
surface form:
1975 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Pulitzer Prize for Drama ⓘ |
| copyrightHolder | Edward Albee ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dramaticStructure | two-act play ⓘ |
| features |
evolved sea creatures
ⓘ
middle-aged human couple ⓘ |
| firstBroadwayRunStartDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1974 ⓘ |
| firstPerformedIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
absurdist play
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drama ⓘ surrealist theatre ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Charlie
ⓘ
Leslie ⓘ Nancy ⓘ Sarah ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
retirement
ⓘ
the sea ⓘ transformation ⓘ |
| hasStyle | realism blended with fantasy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
adaptation
ⓘ
communication barriers ⓘ fear of change ⓘ intergenerational conflict ⓘ late-life choices ⓘ the meaning of progress ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeries | Edward Albee’s later plays ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
aging
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communication ⓘ evolution ⓘ human relationships ⓘ marriage ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combining domestic realism with surreal elements
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onstage portrayal of intelligent sea creatures ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | two ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Edward Albee’s body of work ⓘ |
| publisher | Dramatists Play Service ⓘ |
| setting | beach ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism on evolution and communication ⓘ |
| writer | Edward Albee ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Edward Albee