Bug (play)
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Bug is a psychological horror stage play by Tracy Letts that explores paranoia, conspiracy, and mental disintegration in the claustrophobic setting of a seedy motel room.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama
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psychological horror play ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | Bug (2006 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Tracy Letts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOtherWorks |
August: Osage County
NERFINISHED
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Killer Joe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Dr. Sweet
NERFINISHED
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Jerry Goss NERFINISHED ⓘ R.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| filmAdaptationDirector | William Friedkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationWriter | Tracy Letts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 1990s ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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psychological horror ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasType | claustrophobic chamber piece ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Agnes White
NERFINISHED
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Peter Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense psychological tension
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minimal single-room setting ⓘ |
| notableProductionCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableProductionLocation | Barrow Street Theatre, New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | theatre ⓘ |
| premieredAt | Gate Theatre, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Oklahoma
NERFINISHED
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seedy motel room ⓘ |
| structure | two-act play ⓘ |
| subject |
conspiracy
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mental disintegration ⓘ paranoia ⓘ |
| theme |
codependency
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government conspiracy ⓘ isolation ⓘ psychosis ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
| USPremiereDate | 1998 ⓘ |
| USPremiereLocation | Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Tracy Letts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bug (2006 film)