Orphans
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Orphans is a stage play by Lyle Kessler, best known for its intense three-character drama about two orphaned brothers and a mysterious businessman who upends their lives.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | stage play ⓘ |
| author | Lyle Kessler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BroadwayOpeningYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| filmAdaptationDirector | Alan J. Pakula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| firstProducedAt | The Matrix Theatre, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstProductionYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasFilmAdaptation | Orphans (1987 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSmallCast | true ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyRevived | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Harold
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phillip NERFINISHED ⓘ Treat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableActorInRoleHarold |
Alec Baldwin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Mahoney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableActorInRolePhillip | Kevin Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableActorInRoleTreat |
Ben Foster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Terry Kinney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAwardRecognition | Drama Desk Award nominations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDirector |
Daniel Sullivan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gary Sinise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProduction |
Broadway production at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre
ⓘ
Steppenwolf Theatre Company production ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | two-act play ⓘ |
| numberOfCharacters | three-character play ⓘ |
| publisher | Dramatists Play Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingDetail | North Philadelphia row house ⓘ |
| structure | realist drama ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
family dynamics
ⓘ
orphaned brothers ⓘ surrogate fatherhood ⓘ urban isolation ⓘ |
| theme |
power and dependency
ⓘ
search for family ⓘ violence and tenderness ⓘ |
| typicalRunningTime | approximately two hours ⓘ |
| writer | Lyle Kessler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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