The Lake Effect
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The Lake Effect is a stage play by American playwright Rajiv Joseph that explores family tensions, identity, and cultural dislocation through the interactions of a fractured family in a Cleveland bar during a snowstorm.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Lake Effect canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
stage play
ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Rajiv Joseph ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creatorEthnicBackground | Indian American ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure |
one-set play
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small-cast play ⓘ |
| dramaticTone |
character-driven
ⓘ
darkly comic ⓘ intimate ⓘ |
| explores |
cultural assimilation
ⓘ
second-generation immigrant identity ⓘ the impact of the past on the present ⓘ the meaning of home ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType |
adult siblings
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fractured family ⓘ immigrant parent figure ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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family drama ⓘ realist play ⓘ |
| hasForm | full-length play ⓘ |
| hasMedium | live theatre ⓘ |
| hasSettingTime | contemporary period ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Indian American family dynamics
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cross-cultural identity ⓘ economic struggle ⓘ memory and perception ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
interpersonal conflict
ⓘ
reconciliation and estrangement ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Rajiv Joseph’s body of work ⓘ |
| primaryLocationType | urban setting ⓘ |
| settingEnvironment | snowstorm ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Cleveland
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surface form:
Cleveland, Ohio
a bar in Cleveland ⓘ |
| theme |
cultural dislocation
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family tensions ⓘ grief ⓘ identity ⓘ immigrant experience ⓘ inheritance and legacy ⓘ secrets and revelation ⓘ sibling relationships ⓘ |
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