The Humans (play)

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drama one-act play play

The Humans is a critically acclaimed one-act drama by Stephen Karam that portrays a family’s tense Thanksgiving gathering in a New York City apartment, exploring themes of anxiety, class, and generational conflict.

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instanceOf drama ⓘ
one-act play ⓘ
play ⓘ
adaptedInto The Humans (film) ⓘ
author Stephen Karam ⓘ
awardReceived Drama Desk Award ⓘ
surface form: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play

New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play ⓘ
surface form: New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play

Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Broadway Play ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Play ⓘ
broadwayTheatre Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre ⓘ
Helen Hayes Theatre ⓘ
broadwayTransferDate 2016-02-18 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
criticalReception critically acclaimed ⓘ
director Joe Mantello ⓘ
featuresCharacter Aimee Blake ⓘ
Brigid Blake ⓘ
Deirdre Blake ⓘ
Erik Blake ⓘ
Momo Blake ⓘ
Richard Saad ⓘ
filmAdaptationDirector Stephen Karam ⓘ
filmAdaptationReleaseYear 2021 ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate 2014-08-29 ⓘ
genre drama ⓘ
family drama ⓘ
language English ⓘ
nominatedFor Pulitzer Prize for Drama ⓘ
numberOfActs 1 ⓘ
offBroadwayCompany Roundabout Theatre Company ⓘ
offBroadwayPremiereDate 2015-10-25 ⓘ
offBroadwayTheatre Laura Pels Theatre ⓘ
premiereLocation American Theater Company, Chicago ⓘ
producedBy American Theater Company, Chicago ⓘ
surface form: American Theater Company
setting Chinatown, Manhattan ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
apartment ⓘ
subject Thanksgiving dinner ⓘ
anxiety ⓘ
class ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ
generational conflict ⓘ
theme aging and illness ⓘ
economic insecurity ⓘ
fear and existential dread ⓘ
timeSpanOfNarrative single Thanksgiving day ⓘ
writer Stephen Karam ⓘ
yearOfBroadwaySeason 2015–2016 Broadway season ⓘ

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