Three Tall Women
E115623
Three Tall Women is a Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Edward Albee that explores memory, aging, and identity through three characters who represent different stages of a woman's life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Three Tall Women canonical | 4 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Three Tall Women Context triple: [Edward Albee, notableWork, Three Tall Women]
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A.
A Delicate Balance
A Delicate Balance is a Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Edward Albee that explores the fragility of family relationships and the existential anxieties underlying upper-middle-class life.
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B.
Portrait of a Lady in a Rich Gown
"Portrait of a Lady in a Rich Gown" is a 17th-century Dutch Golden Age portrait painting by Govert Flinck, depicting an elegantly dressed woman in luxurious attire that showcases the artist’s refined handling of texture and light.
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C.
The Dresser
The Dresser is a 1983 British drama film, adapted from Ronald Harwood’s play, about the complex relationship between an aging Shakespearean actor and his devoted dresser during World War II.
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D.
The Wife
"The Wife" is a sentimental short story by Washington Irving that explores themes of love, loyalty, and devotion within marriage.
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E.
Difficult Women
Difficult Women is a short story collection by Roxane Gay that explores the lives, traumas, and resilience of complex, flawed, and multifaceted women.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Three Tall Women Target entity description: Three Tall Women is a Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Edward Albee that explores memory, aging, and identity through three characters who represent different stages of a woman's life.
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A.
A Delicate Balance
A Delicate Balance is a Pulitzer Prize–winning play by Edward Albee that explores the fragility of family relationships and the existential anxieties underlying upper-middle-class life.
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B.
Portrait of a Lady in a Rich Gown
"Portrait of a Lady in a Rich Gown" is a 17th-century Dutch Golden Age portrait painting by Govert Flinck, depicting an elegantly dressed woman in luxurious attire that showcases the artist’s refined handling of texture and light.
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C.
The Dresser
The Dresser is a 1983 British drama film, adapted from Ronald Harwood’s play, about the complex relationship between an aging Shakespearean actor and his devoted dresser during World War II.
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D.
The Wife
"The Wife" is a sentimental short story by Washington Irving that explores themes of love, loyalty, and devotion within marriage.
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E.
Difficult Women
Difficult Women is a short story collection by Roxane Gay that explores the lives, traumas, and resilience of complex, flawed, and multifaceted women.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | play ⓘ |
| author | Edward Albee ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award
ⓘ
surface form:
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play
New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play ⓘ
surface form:
New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play
Pulitzer Prize for Drama ⓘ |
| broadwayDebutDate | 2018 ⓘ |
| broadwayTheatre | John Golden Theatre ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dramaticForm | memory play ⓘ |
| explores |
female experience across the lifespan
ⓘ
fragmentation of identity ⓘ interplay of past and present ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
A
ⓘ
B ⓘ C ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1991 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Vienna ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780822213259 ⓘ |
| hasPublisher | Dramatists Play Service ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
class and privilege
ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ regret ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Albee’s adoptive mother ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Edward Albee’s late career works ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
confrontation with mortality
ⓘ
self-reflection ⓘ the passage of time ⓘ |
| notableBroadwayCastMember |
Alison Pill
ⓘ
Glenda Jackson ⓘ Laurie Metcalf ⓘ |
| notableBroadwayRevival | 2018 Broadway production ⓘ |
| notableDirector | Joe Mantello ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 2 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | English Theatre of Vienna ⓘ |
| pulitzerCategory | Drama ⓘ |
| setting | bedroom of an elderly woman ⓘ |
| structure | three characters representing different stages of one woman’s life ⓘ |
| style |
nonlinear narrative
ⓘ
realism ⓘ |
| subject |
aging
ⓘ
identity ⓘ memory ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCreation | early 1990s ⓘ |
| writer | Edward Albee ⓘ |
| yearOfPulitzerPrize | 1994 ⓘ |
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