The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?
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The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? is a provocative 2002 play by Edward Albee that explores taboo desire and the collapse of a seemingly successful family through dark comedy and tragedy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? canonical | 3 |
| The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? (Broadway production) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Edward Albee ⓘ |
| awarded |
Drama Desk Award
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surface form:
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play
Tony Award for Best Play ⓘ |
| broadwayOpeningDate | 2002-03-10 ⓘ |
| broadwayTheatre | John Golden Theatre ⓘ |
| broadwayTransfer | Yes ⓘ |
| centralCharacter |
Billy Gray
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Martin Gray ⓘ Ross ⓘ Stevie Gray ⓘ |
| characterRelationship |
Billy Gray is the son of Martin and Stevie Gray
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Martin Gray is married to Stevie Gray ⓘ |
| controversy | provoked protests and debate over its depiction of bestiality ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | highly acclaimed ⓘ |
| dateOfPremiere | 2002-02-10 ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
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drama ⓘ tragedy ⓘ tragicomedy ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
bestiality
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family collapse ⓘ limits of tolerance ⓘ marital breakdown ⓘ moral hypocrisy ⓘ otherness ⓘ sexuality ⓘ social norms ⓘ taboo desire ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Pulitzer Prize for Drama ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of comedy and tragedy
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controversial subject matter ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 2 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | late career works of Edward Albee ⓘ |
| placeOfPremiere | New York City ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A successful architect’s confession of love for a goat destroys his marriage and family. ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | Off-Broadway ⓘ |
| setting | contemporary American city ⓘ |
| structure | dialogue-driven ⓘ |
| style |
absurdist elements
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realist domestic setting ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | bestiality as a metaphor for transgressive love ⓘ |
| titleAlludesTo |
Silvia
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surface form:
Who is Silvia? from William Shakespeare’s The Two Gentlemen of Verona
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| writer | Edward Albee ⓘ |
| yearOfWork | 2002 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? (Broadway production)