Orson’s Shadow

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Orson’s Shadow is a stage play by Austin Pendleton that dramatizes the tumultuous relationships and egos of mid-20th-century theater icons like Orson Welles and Laurence Olivier.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf stage play
author Austin Pendleton NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts rehearsal of a stage production
dramaticFocus clash of artistic visions
tumultuous relationships among theatre icons
genre biographical play
drama
hasCharacter Joan Plowright NERFINISHED
Kenneth Tynan NERFINISHED
Laurence Olivier NERFINISHED
Vivien Leigh NERFINISHED
hasTitleCharacter Orson Welles NERFINISHED
language English
medium live theatre
portrays Joan Plowright as a character
Kenneth Tynan as a character
Laurence Olivier as a character
Orson Welles as a character
Vivien Leigh as a character
premiereCity Chicago NERFINISHED
premiereLocation Steppenwolf Theatre Company NERFINISHED
setting mid-20th-century theatre world
subject Joan Plowright NERFINISHED
Kenneth Tynan NERFINISHED
Laurence Olivier NERFINISHED
Orson Welles NERFINISHED
Vivien Leigh NERFINISHED
theme artistic ego
celebrity
creative collaboration
professional rivalry
timePeriodDepicted 1950s
1960s
writer Austin Pendleton NERFINISHED

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Austin Pendleton notableWork Orson’s Shadow