The Skin of Our Teeth
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The Skin of Our Teeth is a Pulitzer Prize–winning 1942 play by Thornton Wilder that blends absurdist comedy and allegory to depict the enduring resilience of a family—and humanity—through apocalyptic catastrophes.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
play
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theatrical work → |
| author |
Thornton Wilder
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| awardReceived |
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
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| awardYear |
1943
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| depicts |
Ice Age catastrophe
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global war → great flood → |
| dramaticForm |
three-act play
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| firstPerformanceYear |
1942
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| genre |
absurdist drama
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allegory → comedy → |
| hasAdaptation |
radio adaptations
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television adaptations → |
| hasPart |
Act I
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Act II → Act III → |
| influencedBy |
World War II context
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biblical narratives → mythology → |
| literaryMovement |
modernist theatre
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| mainCharacter |
George Antrobus
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Gladys Antrobus → Henry Antrobus → Maggie Antrobus → Sabina → |
| notableFor |
blend of absurdist comedy and allegory
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| notableProduction |
original Broadway production at the Plymouth Theatre
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| originalBroadwayDirector |
Elia Kazan
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| originalBroadwayLeadActor |
Florence Eldridge
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Fredric March → |
| originalBroadwayOpeningDate |
1942-11-18
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| originalBroadwayProducer |
Michael Myerberg
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| originalLanguage |
English
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| partOf |
American dramatic canon
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| publicationYear |
1942
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| setting |
Atlantic City, New Jersey
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Excelsior, New Jersey NERFINISHED → |
| theme |
apocalypse
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cyclical nature of history → family dynamics → human resilience → survival through catastrophe → war and destruction → |
| usesDevice |
breaking the fourth wall
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metatheatre → |
| writer |
Thornton Wilder
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Theatre Guild
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Thornton Wilder → |
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