Cleveland Play House
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Cleveland Play House is a renowned professional regional theatre company in Cleveland, Ohio, recognized as one of the oldest continuously operating theatres in the United States.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Play House canonical | 19 |
| Cleveland Play House complex | 2 |
| Cleveland Play House (affiliated artist) | 1 |
| Cleveland Play House Theatre Academy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1888396 — 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: Cleveland Play House Context triple: [Playhouse Square, hasResidentCompany, Cleveland Play House]
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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.
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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C.
Bucks County Playhouse
Bucks County Playhouse is a historic regional theater in New Hope, Pennsylvania, known for staging professional productions and serving as a prominent cultural landmark in Bucks County.
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D.
Herbst Theatre
Herbst Theatre is a historic performing arts venue in San Francisco known for hosting concerts, lectures, and cultural events.
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E.
Goodman Theatre
Goodman Theatre is a renowned, long-standing professional theater company in Chicago known for its high-quality productions and contributions to American theater.
- 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: Cleveland Play House Target entity description: Cleveland Play House is a renowned professional regional theatre company in Cleveland, Ohio, recognized as one of the oldest continuously operating theatres in the United States.
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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.
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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C.
Bucks County Playhouse
Bucks County Playhouse is a historic regional theater in New Hope, Pennsylvania, known for staging professional productions and serving as a prominent cultural landmark in Bucks County.
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D.
Herbst Theatre
Herbst Theatre is a historic performing arts venue in San Francisco known for hosting concerts, lectures, and cultural events.
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E.
Goodman Theatre
Goodman Theatre is a renowned, long-standing professional theater company in Chicago known for its high-quality productions and contributions to American theater.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nonprofit organization
ⓘ
professional theatre company ⓘ regional theatre company ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
2015 Regional Theatre Tony Award
ⓘ
linked to:
Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre
Regional Theatre Tony Award ⓘ
linked to:
Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| field | theatre ⓘ |
| formerLocation |
77th Street Theatre complex
ⓘ
8500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1915 ⓘ |
| founder |
Adelaide Ely
ⓘ
Charles S. Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ Elisabeth McGowan ⓘ Frederick McGowan ⓘ Grace Treat ⓘ Henry H. Hatch NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Franklin ⓘ Philip R. Whitcomb NERFINISHED ⓘ Raymond O’Neil ⓘ Walter Lofthouse Dean ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
drama ⓘ musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasEducationalProgram |
Cleveland Play House Theatre Academy
ⓘ
linked to:
Cleveland Play House
adult theatre education programs ⓘ youth theatre education programs ⓘ |
| hasType | LORT theatre ⓘ |
| hasVenue |
Allen Theatre
ⓘ
Helen Rosenfeld Lewis Bialosky Lab Theatre ⓘ Outcalt Theatre ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Cleveland, Ohio
ⓘ
linked to:
Cleveland
|
| inception | 1915 ⓘ |
| industry | performing arts ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cleveland, Ohio
ⓘ
linked to:
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County, Ohio ⓘ
linked to:
Cuyahoga County
Ohio ⓘ |
| memberOf | League of Resident Theatres ⓘ |
| mission | to inspire, stimulate and entertain diverse audiences through theatre arts ⓘ |
| movedTo | Playhouse Square ⓘ |
| notableAlumni |
Alan Alda
ⓘ
Joel Grey ⓘ Paul Newman ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Productions of classic and contemporary theatre
ⓘ
World premieres of new American plays ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
one of the oldest continuously operating professional theatres in the United States
ⓘ
the first permanently established professional theatre company in Cleveland ⓘ |
| relocatedIn | 2011 ⓘ |
| serves |
Greater Cleveland community
ⓘ
linked to:
Greater Cleveland
|
| website | https://www.clevelandplayhouse.com/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cleveland Play House Description of subject: Cleveland Play House is a renowned professional regional theatre company in Cleveland, Ohio, recognized as one of the oldest continuously operating theatres in the United States.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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