The Colored Museum
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The Colored Museum is a satirical play by George C. Wolfe that uses a series of vignettes to sharply critique and deconstruct African American cultural stereotypes and history.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| The Colored Museum (play) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
play
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satirical play ⓘ |
| author | George C. Wolfe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | acclaimed for bold satire ⓘ |
| firstProductionDate | 1986 ⓘ |
| form | one-act play ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American theatre
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comedy ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasPublication | Samuel French edition ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary African American satire in theatre ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African American theatrical traditions
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minstrelsy (as subject of critique) ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Aunt Ethel
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Miss Pat NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProductionCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProductionLocation | Joseph Papp Public Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSketch |
Cookin’ with Aunt Ethel
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Git on Board NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hairpiece NERFINISHED ⓘ The Last Mama-on-the-Couch Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfScenes | 11 ⓘ |
| offBroadwayRun | Public Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalProductionCompany | Crossroads Theatre Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCity | New Brunswick, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Crossroads Theatre Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | various symbolic locations ⓘ |
| structure | series of vignettes ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
African American studies courses
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theatre studies curricula ⓘ |
| style |
absurdist elements
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satirical ⓘ |
| subject |
African American culture
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African American history ⓘ identity ⓘ racial stereotypes ⓘ |
| theme |
assimilation and respectability politics
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critique of African American cultural stereotypes ⓘ deconstruction of black identity ⓘ intra-racial conflict ⓘ legacy of slavery ⓘ representation of African Americans in popular culture ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfCreation | 1980s ⓘ |
| writer | George C. Wolfe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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The Colored Museum (play)