Strange Interlude

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experimental play play theatrical work

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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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Strange Interlude canonical	8
"Strange Interlude" (1928)	1
Act II of Strange Interlude	1
Act III of Strange Interlude	1
Act IV of Strange Interlude	1
Act IX of Strange Interlude	1
Act V of Strange Interlude	1
Act VI of Strange Interlude	1
Act VII of Strange Interlude	1
Act VIII of Strange Interlude	1
Strange Interlude (1932)	1
Strange Interlude 1928 Broadway production	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
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

Referenced by (19)

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Theatre Guild → notableWork → Strange Interlude ⓘ

Eugene O'Neill → notableWork → Strange Interlude ⓘ

Irving Thalberg → notableWork → Strange Interlude ⓘ

this entity surface form: Strange Interlude (1932)

Sam Evans → appearsIn → Strange Interlude ⓘ