The Zoo Story
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The Zoo Story is a one-act play by Edward Albee that explores themes of isolation, communication, and existential despair through an intense encounter between two men in New York's Central Park.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Zoo Story canonical | 6 |
| Edward Albee’s At Home at the Zoo | 1 |
| The Zoo Story (1958 play) | 1 |
| Zoo Story (stage performance) | 1 |
| events occur before The Zoo Story | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T970726 — 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: The Zoo Story Context triple: [Edward Albee, notableWork, The Zoo Story]
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A.
The Iceman Cometh
The Iceman Cometh is a 1939 play by American dramatist Eugene O’Neill that portrays a group of down-and-out barflies confronting their shattered illusions when visited by a charismatic salesman.
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B.
Marvin's Room
"Marvin's Room" is a 1996 American drama film featuring Leonardo DiCaprio alongside Meryl Streep and Diane Keaton, centered on a fractured family's reconciliation in the face of terminal illness.
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C.
Babes in Arms
Babes in Arms is a 1939 American musical film, based on the Rodgers and Hart stage musical, best known for starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney as aspiring performers putting on a show.
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D.
Ace in the Hole
Ace in the Hole is a 1951 film noir drama directed by Billy Wilder that critiques media sensationalism through the story of a cynical reporter exploiting a disaster for personal gain.
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E.
The Visit
The Visit is a 2015 found-footage-style horror film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan about two siblings whose trip to visit their grandparents turns terrifying.
- 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: The Zoo Story Target entity description: The Zoo Story is a one-act play by Edward Albee that explores themes of isolation, communication, and existential despair through an intense encounter between two men in New York's Central Park.
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A.
The Iceman Cometh
The Iceman Cometh is a 1939 play by American dramatist Eugene O’Neill that portrays a group of down-and-out barflies confronting their shattered illusions when visited by a charismatic salesman.
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B.
Marvin's Room
"Marvin's Room" is a 1996 American drama film featuring Leonardo DiCaprio alongside Meryl Streep and Diane Keaton, centered on a fractured family's reconciliation in the face of terminal illness.
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C.
Babes in Arms
Babes in Arms is a 1939 American musical film, based on the Rodgers and Hart stage musical, best known for starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney as aspiring performers putting on a show.
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D.
Ace in the Hole
Ace in the Hole is a 1951 film noir drama directed by Billy Wilder that critiques media sensationalism through the story of a cynical reporter exploiting a disaster for personal gain.
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E.
The Visit
The Visit is a 2015 found-footage-style horror film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan about two siblings whose trip to visit their grandparents turns terrifying.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
one-act play
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play ⓘ |
| author | Edward Albee ⓘ |
| characterRole |
Jerry is a disaffected, isolated man
ⓘ
Peter is a middle-class publishing executive ⓘ |
| combinedVersionTitle |
Edward Albee’s At Home at the Zoo
ⓘ
linked to:
The Zoo Story
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReputation | landmark early work of Edward Albee ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | two-hander ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| firstProducedBy |
Schiller Theater, West Berlin
ⓘ
linked to:
Haus der Berliner Festspiele
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| firstPublishedIn | 1960s ⓘ |
| genre |
absurdist theatre
ⓘ
drama ⓘ psychological drama ⓘ |
| hasCompanionWork | Homelife ⓘ |
| hasDialogueStyle | naturalistic speech with absurdist elements ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent American experimental drama ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterProducedIn |
Off-Broadway, New York City
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linked to:
Off-Broadway
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| mainCharacter |
Jerry
ⓘ
Peter ⓘ |
| movement | Theatre of the Absurd ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
intense psychological conflict
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minimalist setting ⓘ use of monologue ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 1 ⓘ |
| offBroadwayOpeningYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century American drama ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | West Berlin ⓘ |
| setting |
Central Park, New York City
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Park
|
| structure | dialogue-driven encounter between two men on a park bench ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
human disconnection in modern society
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the search for meaningful contact ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
ⓘ
class conflict ⓘ communication ⓘ existential despair ⓘ isolation ⓘ loneliness ⓘ urban disconnection ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | mid-20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Zoo Story Description of subject: The Zoo Story is a one-act play by Edward Albee that explores themes of isolation, communication, and existential despair through an intense encounter between two men in New York's Central Park.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Zoo Story
subject linked to:
Jonathan Thomas
subject linked to:
Jerry is a disaffected, isolated man
subject linked to:
Jerry is a disaffected, isolated man
linked to: The Zoo Story
linked to: The Zoo Story
linked to: The Zoo Story