Theatre Guild
E10097
Theatre Guild is a prominent American theatrical producing organization known for bringing influential plays and musicals, including landmark works like "Oklahoma!", to Broadway stages.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Theatre Guild canonical | 23 |
| The Theatre Guild | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T100250 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theatre Guild Context triple: [Oklahoma!, producer, Theatre Guild]
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A.
Barrington Stage Company
Barrington Stage Company is a professional theater company in Massachusetts known for developing new plays and musicals, including the Tony Award–winning hit "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee."
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B.
Berkshire Theatre Group
Berkshire Theatre Group is a prominent performing arts organization in western Massachusetts known for producing theater, music, and cultural events across multiple historic venues in the Berkshires.
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C.
Federal Theatre Project
The Federal Theatre Project was a New Deal initiative that funded and organized live theatrical productions across the United States during the Great Depression, providing employment for artists while expanding public access to the arts.
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D.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Chicago Shakespeare Theater is a renowned Chicago-based company and venue dedicated to producing Shakespearean and other classic and contemporary plays, known for its high-quality performances and educational programs.
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E.
Tercentenary Theatre
Tercentenary Theatre is an outdoor ceremonial space in Harvard Yard used for major university events such as commencements and convocations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Theatre Guild Target entity description: Theatre Guild is a prominent American theatrical producing organization known for bringing influential plays and musicals, including landmark works like "Oklahoma!", to Broadway stages.
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A.
Barrington Stage Company
Barrington Stage Company is a professional theater company in Massachusetts known for developing new plays and musicals, including the Tony Award–winning hit "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee."
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B.
Berkshire Theatre Group
Berkshire Theatre Group is a prominent performing arts organization in western Massachusetts known for producing theater, music, and cultural events across multiple historic venues in the Berkshires.
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C.
Federal Theatre Project
The Federal Theatre Project was a New Deal initiative that funded and organized live theatrical productions across the United States during the Great Depression, providing employment for artists while expanding public access to the arts.
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D.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Chicago Shakespeare Theater is a renowned Chicago-based company and venue dedicated to producing Shakespearean and other classic and contemporary plays, known for its high-quality performances and educational programs.
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E.
Tercentenary Theatre
Tercentenary Theatre is an outdoor ceremonial space in Harvard Yard used for major university events such as commencements and convocations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nonprofit theatre company
ⓘ
theatrical producing organization ⓘ |
| activity | theatrical production ⓘ |
| basedIn | Broadway ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Eugene O'Neill
ⓘ
George Gershwin ⓘ Oscar Hammerstein II ⓘ Philip Barry ⓘ Richard Rodgers ⓘ Thornton Wilder ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| era | 20th-century American theatre ⓘ |
| focus |
artistic theatre
ⓘ
importing important European plays ⓘ new plays by American playwrights ⓘ serious drama ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Armina Marshall
ⓘ
Helen Westley ⓘ Lawrence Langner ⓘ Maurice Wertheim ⓘ Philip Moeller ⓘ Theresa Helburn ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
drama
ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ |
| industry |
Broadway theatre
ⓘ
theatre ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential American theatre productions
ⓘ
producing Broadway musicals ⓘ producing Broadway plays ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Green Grow the Lilacs
ⓘ
Oklahoma! ⓘ
linked to:
Oklahoma! (stage production)
Porgy and Bess ⓘ Strange Interlude ⓘ The Iceman Cometh ⓘ The Philadelphia Story ⓘ The Skin of Our Teeth ⓘ |
| organizationalType | producer ⓘ |
| regionServed |
American theatre market
ⓘ
Broadway in New York City ⓘ
linked to:
Broadway
|
| significance |
helped shape modern American drama
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pioneered noncommercial, artist-driven Broadway production ⓘ |
| targetAudience | theatre-going public ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Theatre Guild Description of subject: Theatre Guild is a prominent American theatrical producing organization known for bringing influential plays and musicals, including landmark works like "Oklahoma!", to Broadway stages.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Oklahoma! (stage production)
subject linked to:
Candide (operetta by Leonard Bernstein)
linked to: Theatre Guild
subject linked to:
The Philadelphia Story Broadway production