Period of Adjustment (play)
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Period of Adjustment (play) is a 1960 dark comedy by Tennessee Williams that explores the marital tensions of two couples over a single turbulent Christmas Eve.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Period of Adjustment | 0 |
| Period of Adjustment (1962 film) | 0 |
| Tennessee Williams | 0 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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play ⓘ playwright ⓘ stage work ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | Period of Adjustment (1962 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Tennessee Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Period of Adjustment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayDirector | George Roy Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayProducer | David Merrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateOfFirstPerformance | 1960 ⓘ |
| firstBroadwayOpeningDate | 1960-11-10 ⓘ |
| firstBroadwayProductionCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBroadwayProductionCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBroadwayProductionTheatre | Helen Hayes Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Night of the Iguana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Sweet Bird of Youth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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dark comedy ⓘ |
| hasPart | two couples as central characters ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
communication breakdown
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economic anxiety ⓘ emotional insecurity ⓘ postwar trauma ⓘ sexual frustration ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
marital tension
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marriage ⓘ relationships ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | single turbulent night ⓘ |
| notableWork | Period of Adjustment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 3 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | theatre ⓘ |
| settingTime | Christmas Eve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCreation | 20th century ⓘ |
| workOf | Tennessee Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfWork | 1960 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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