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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brigid Blake canonical | 4 |
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)
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Humans