State of the Union (play)

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play theatrical work

State of the Union (play) is a 1945 Pulitzer Prize–winning political drama by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse that explores the moral compromises of a presidential candidate and his wife during a tumultuous election campaign.

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Label Occurrences
State of the Union (play) canonical 2
The State of the Union (play) 2
State of the Union (Pulitzer Prize for Drama) 1

Statements (27)

Predicate Object
instanceOf play ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ
author Howard Lindsay NERFINISHED ⓘ
Russel Crouse NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardReceived Pulitzer Prize for Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn contemporary U.S. political climate of the 1940s ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
firstPerformanceYear 1945 ⓘ
genre political drama ⓘ
hasAdaptation State of the Union (1948 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart multiple acts ⓘ
isPartOf American theatre ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notableCharacters candidate's wife ⓘ
presidential candidate ⓘ
originalMedium stage ⓘ
publicationYear 1945 ⓘ
setting United States presidential election campaign ⓘ
subject American politics ⓘ
marriage ⓘ
moral compromise ⓘ
presidential election campaigns ⓘ
theme conflict between ideals and ambition ⓘ
influence of party bosses ⓘ
integrity in politics ⓘ
role of the media in politics ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting mid-20th century United States ⓘ

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State of the Union → basedOn → State of the Union (play) ⓘ
Howard Lindsay → notableWork → State of the Union (play) ⓘ
Howard Lindsay → awardReceivedFor → State of the Union (play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: State of the Union (Pulitzer Prize for Drama)
Howard Lindsay → hasBroadwayCredit → State of the Union (play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: State of the Union (original Broadway production)
Michael Lesslie → notableWork → State of the Union (play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The State of the Union (play)
Michael Lesslie → wroteFor → State of the Union (play) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The State of the Union (play)