Gem of the Ocean
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Gem of the Ocean is a play by August Wilson that opens his ten-play Pittsburgh Cycle, exploring African American history and spiritual legacy in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gem of the Ocean canonical | 5 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | August Wilson ⓘ |
| broadwayOpeningYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| broadwayTheatre | Walter Kerr Theatre ⓘ |
| broadwayTransfer | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cyclePosition | first play in the Pittsburgh Cycle ⓘ |
| explores |
Great Migration-era tensions
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legacy of slavery ⓘ spiritual journeys ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Aunt Ester
ⓘ
Black Mary ⓘ Caesar Wilks ⓘ Citizen Barlow ⓘ Eli ⓘ Rutherford Selig ⓘ Solly Two Kings ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American theatre
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drama ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early 20th century America
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post-Emancipation era ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
African American history
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community and responsibility ⓘ freedom and bondage ⓘ memory and trauma of slavery ⓘ redemption ⓘ spiritual legacy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Pittsburgh Cycle ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 2003 ⓘ |
| premierePlace |
Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
|
| premiereTheatre | Goodman Theatre ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Fences (1985 play)
ⓘ
surface form:
Fences
Jitney ⓘ Joe Turner’s Come and Gone ⓘ King Hedley II ⓘ Ma Rainey's Black Bottom ⓘ
surface form:
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Radio Golf ⓘ Seven Guitars ⓘ The Piano Lesson (TV film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Piano Lesson
Two Trains Running ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
The Hill District (Pittsburgh)
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surface form:
Hill District, Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1904 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
African American spiritual traditions
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collective memory ⓘ moral accountability ⓘ |
| symbol |
Aunt Ester’s house at 1839 Wylie Avenue
ⓘ
The Mortal Instruments ⓘ
surface form:
City of Bones
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.