The Courtroom
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The Courtroom is a critically acclaimed documentary-style play that dramatizes real deportation proceedings using verbatim court transcripts to explore the U.S. immigration system.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary-style play
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play ⓘ verbatim theatre work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
humanize people in deportation proceedings
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illuminate complexities of U.S. immigration system ⓘ |
| audience |
general public
ⓘ
theatre-goers interested in social issues ⓘ |
| basedOn | real deportation hearings ⓘ |
| category |
American plays
ⓘ
political theatre ⓘ social justice theatre ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | docudrama ⓘ |
| dramaturgicalApproach | verbatim transcription of legal proceedings ⓘ |
| explores |
impact of immigration law on families
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power imbalance in immigration courts ⓘ role of judges in immigration cases ⓘ tension between law and morality ⓘ |
| firstProductionLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | individual deportation case ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary theatre
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legal drama ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique | use of actual legal language ⓘ |
| portrays |
defense attorneys
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government attorneys ⓘ immigrants facing deportation ⓘ judges ⓘ witnesses ⓘ |
| premiereVenue | New York City theatre venue ⓘ |
| setting |
New York City
ⓘ
immigration court ⓘ |
| structure | staged courtroom proceedings ⓘ |
| style |
minimalist staging
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naturalistic performance ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
U.S. immigration system
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deportation proceedings ⓘ |
| theme |
bureaucracy and power
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due process ⓘ human rights ⓘ immigration law ⓘ justice and fairness ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 21st century U.S. immigration enforcement ⓘ |
| usesSourceMaterial | verbatim court transcripts ⓘ |
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