The Distance from Here
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The Distance from Here is a darkly comic contemporary play by Neil LaBute that explores the bleak lives and moral disintegration of disaffected American youth in a decaying suburban landscape.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Distance from Here canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8960148 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Distance from Here Context triple: [Logan Marshall-Green, theaterWork, The Distance from Here]
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A.
From a Distance
"From a Distance" is a popular ballad best known through Bette Midler’s Grammy-winning 1990 recording, which became an international hit and an emblematic peace-themed song.
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B.
The Distance
"The Distance" is a 1982 rock album by American singer-songwriter Bob Seger, featuring a polished heartland rock sound and several hit singles.
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C.
A Thousand Miles from Nowhere
A Thousand Miles from Nowhere is a 1993 country song by Dwight Yoakam known for its melancholic lyrics and atmospheric, Bakersfield-influenced sound.
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D.
Anywhere but Here
Anywhere but Here is a 1986 coming-of-age novel by Mona Simpson that follows a restless mother and her precocious daughter as they leave the Midwest for California in search of a better life.
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E.
From Here on Out
"From Here on Out" is a song by American rock band The Killers from their 2012 album "Battle Born."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Distance from Here Target entity description: The Distance from Here is a darkly comic contemporary play by Neil LaBute that explores the bleak lives and moral disintegration of disaffected American youth in a decaying suburban landscape.
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A.
From a Distance
"From a Distance" is a popular ballad best known through Bette Midler’s Grammy-winning 1990 recording, which became an international hit and an emblematic peace-themed song.
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B.
The Distance
"The Distance" is a 1982 rock album by American singer-songwriter Bob Seger, featuring a polished heartland rock sound and several hit singles.
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C.
A Thousand Miles from Nowhere
A Thousand Miles from Nowhere is a 1993 country song by Dwight Yoakam known for its melancholic lyrics and atmospheric, Bakersfield-influenced sound.
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D.
Anywhere but Here
Anywhere but Here is a 1986 coming-of-age novel by Mona Simpson that follows a restless mother and her precocious daughter as they leave the Midwest for California in search of a better life.
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E.
From Here on Out
"From Here on Out" is a song by American rock band The Killers from their 2012 album "Battle Born."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Neil LaBute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| explores |
economic and emotional stagnation in suburbia
ⓘ
moral disintegration of American youth ⓘ |
| firstProductionCompany | The Almeida Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstProductionCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstProductionLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstProductionYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Bob
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brett NERFINISHED ⓘ Carol NERFINISHED ⓘ Chelle NERFINISHED ⓘ Dan NERFINISHED ⓘ Darrell NERFINISHED ⓘ Gary NERFINISHED ⓘ Jenny NERFINISHED ⓘ Monique NERFINISHED ⓘ Rich NERFINISHED ⓘ Sharon NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim NERFINISHED ⓘ Young Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ Young Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Neil LaBute plays ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| notableDirector | David Leveaux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 2 ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber and Faber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
American suburbia
ⓘ
decaying suburban landscape ⓘ |
| structure | full-length play ⓘ |
| style |
naturalistic dialogue
ⓘ
realist ⓘ |
| subject |
disaffected youth
ⓘ
moral disintegration ⓘ |
| theme |
aimlessness of youth
ⓘ
alienation ⓘ family dysfunction ⓘ moral decay ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary era ⓘ |
| tone |
bleak
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darkly comic ⓘ |
| writer | Neil LaBute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Distance from Here Description of subject: The Distance from Here is a darkly comic contemporary play by Neil LaBute that explores the bleak lives and moral disintegration of disaffected American youth in a decaying suburban landscape.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.