Brigid Blake

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Brigid Blake is a central character in Stephen Karam’s play *The Humans*, a young woman navigating family tensions, financial strain, and personal uncertainty during a fraught Thanksgiving gathering.

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Label Occurrences
Brigid Blake canonical 4

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ
appearsIn The Humans ⓘ
associatedWithHoliday Thanksgiving Day ⓘ
surface form: Thanksgiving
conflictType interpersonal conflict with sister Aimee ⓘ
intragenerational conflict with parents ⓘ
countryOfWorkOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
creator Stephen Karam ⓘ
dramaticArc confronts fears about adulthood ⓘ
negotiates dependence on parents ⓘ
dramaticFunction focus of parental concern ⓘ
protagonist of family storyline ⓘ
emotionalState anxious about future ⓘ
frustrated with career prospects ⓘ
experiences family tension ⓘ
financial strain ⓘ
personal uncertainty ⓘ
familyName Blake ⓘ
firstAppearanceYear 2014 ⓘ
genreOfWorkAppearedIn play ⓘ
givenName Brigid ⓘ
hasAgeRange twenties ⓘ
hasEducationStatus recent college graduate ⓘ
hasFamilyRole daughter ⓘ
hasOccupation aspiring musician ⓘ
hasRelative Aimee Blake ⓘ
Deirdre Blake ⓘ
Erik Blake ⓘ
Momo Blake ⓘ
hasRomanticPartner Richard Saad ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
mediumOfWork stage ⓘ
narrativeRole central character ⓘ
portrayedInBroadwayProductionBy Sarah Steele ⓘ
portrayedInFilmAdaptationBy Beanie Feldstein ⓘ
portrayedInOriginalOffBroadwayProductionBy Sarah Steele ⓘ
relationshipToSetting host of Thanksgiving gathering ⓘ
residesIn Chinatown apartment ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
settingOfMajorEvents Thanksgiving dinner ⓘ
thematicAssociation economic insecurity ⓘ
family dynamics ⓘ
intergenerational conflict ⓘ
millennial anxiety ⓘ
workWonAward Pulitzer Prize for Drama finalist (for The Humans) ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Play ⓘ
surface form: Tony Award for Best Play (for The Humans)

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Referenced by (4)

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

The Humans (play) → featuresCharacter → Brigid Blake ⓘ
subject surface form: The Humans
Erik Blake → child → Brigid Blake ⓘ
Erik Blake → hasConflictWith → Brigid Blake ⓘ
Deirdre Blake → hasChild → Brigid Blake ⓘ