Other Desert Cities
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Other Desert Cities is a critically acclaimed play by Jon Robin Baitz that explores family secrets and political divisions within a wealthy Palm Springs family.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | play ⓘ |
| actStructure | two-act play ⓘ |
| author | Jon Robin Baitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNomination |
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNominationYear | 2012 ⓘ |
| broadwayClosingDate | 2012-06-17 ⓘ |
| broadwayOpeningDate | 2011-11-03 ⓘ |
| broadwayTheater | Booth Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayTransferDate | 2011 ⓘ |
| centralConflict | Brooke plans to publish a memoir revealing a family tragedy ⓘ |
| containsReferenceTo |
Hollywood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Reagan-era conservatism ⓘ Republican Party politics ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Brooke Wyeth
NERFINISHED
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Lyman Wyeth NERFINISHED ⓘ Polly Wyeth NERFINISHED ⓘ Silda Grauman NERFINISHED ⓘ Trip Wyeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
family drama ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780822225558 ⓘ |
| hasPublisher | Dramatists Play Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereTheaterCompany | Lincoln Center Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType | stage play ⓘ |
| settingEnvironment | wealthy Palm Springs home ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Palm Springs, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | Christmas Eve 2004 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
family secrets
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grief ⓘ ideological polarization ⓘ intergenerational conflict ⓘ political divisions ⓘ |
| theme |
conservative versus liberal politics in the United States
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tension between personal truth and family loyalty ⓘ the burden of memory NERFINISHED ⓘ the legacy of the 1960s on American families ⓘ |
| writer | Jon Robin Baitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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