In Arabia We'd All Be Kings

E228472

"In Arabia We'd All Be Kings" is a gritty stage play by Stephen Adly Guirgis that portrays the lives of struggling New Yorkers whose dreams and relationships unravel amid urban decay and gentrification.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
In Arabia We'd All Be Kings canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf stage play
theatrical work
author Stephen Adly Guirgis
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts addiction
bar culture
effects of gentrification
sex work
urban decay
directorOfPremiereProduction Philip Seymour Hoffman
firstPerformanceYear 1999
firstPerformedAt Center Stage, New York
surface form: Center Stage, New York City
firstProductionCompany LAByrinth Theater Company
genre drama
gritty realism
hasCharacter Charlie
Daisy
Demaris
Jake
Karel
Lenny
Miss Reyes
Sammy
Skank
hasTheme disillusionment with the American Dream
economic inequality
friendship
loss of community
survival
mainSubject broken dreams
gentrification
poverty
urban life in New York City
narrativeFocus struggling New Yorkers
notableFor dark humor
raw dialogue
social commentary on urban displacement
originalLanguage English
periodDepicted late 20th century New York City
publisherOfScript Dramatists Play Service
settingLocation Hell's Kitchen
New York City
structure ensemble piece
timePeriodOfSetting 1990s
writer Stephen Adly Guirgis

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Stephen Adly Guirgis notableWork In Arabia We'd All Be Kings