Strange Interlude

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Strange Interlude is a landmark experimental play by Eugene O’Neill, renowned for its use of interior monologues to explore the psychological lives and moral conflicts of its characters.

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instanceOf experimental play
play
theatrical work
author Eugene O'Neill
surface form: "Eugene O’Neill"
awarded Pulitzer Prize for Drama
awardYear 1928 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
broadwayRun had an unusually long running time in performance
premiered on Broadway in 1928
censorship subject to cuts and alterations in some productions
centralCharacter Nina Leeds
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: "United States"
criticalReception considered a landmark in American drama
noted for its daring subject matter
dramaticTechnique aside-like interior monologues
stream-of-consciousness elements
filmAdaptationDirector Robert Z. Leonard
filmAdaptationStudio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
filmAdaptationYear 1932
firstPerformanceYear 1928
firstPublicationYear 1928
genre drama
modernist drama
psychological drama
hasAdaptation film adaptation
hasCharacter Charles Marsden
Dr. Ned Darrell
Nina Leeds
Sam Evans
influenced later psychological drama
use of interior monologue in theatre
movement American modernist theatre
notableFor experimental narrative techniques
exploration of moral conflicts
exploration of psychological lives of characters
use of interior monologue
originalLanguage English
partOf Eugene O’Neill’s major plays
setting United States of America
surface form: "United States"
structure nine-act play
theme eugenics
fate and free will
infidelity
inner versus outer self
love
marriage
mental illness
motherhood
timePeriod early 20th century
writer Eugene O'Neill
surface form: "Eugene O’Neill"

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Eugene O'Neill notableWork Strange Interlude
Irving Thalberg notableWork Strange Interlude
this entity surface form: "Strange Interlude (1932)"
Theatre Guild notableWork Strange Interlude

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