Arena Stage
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Arena Stage is a prominent regional theater in Washington, D.C., known for producing innovative American plays and fostering new works.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arena Stage canonical | 23 |
| Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater | 2 |
| Arena Stage, Washington, D.C. | 2 |
| Arena Stage company | 1 |
| Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. | 1 |
| Arena Stage resident acting company | 1 |
| The Arena Stage | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1984776 — 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: Arena Stage Context triple: [Southwest Washington, D.C., contains, Arena Stage]
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A.
Harlem Stage
Harlem Stage is a performing arts center in New York City renowned for presenting and supporting innovative work by artists of color, particularly those reflecting the cultural legacy of Harlem.
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B.
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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C.
Studio Theatre
Studio Theatre is an intimate performance space within the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, used for smaller-scale theatre productions and experimental works.
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D.
Studio Theatre
Studio Theatre is an intimate performance space located within New York City's Theatre Row complex, known for hosting off-Broadway and independent theatrical productions.
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E.
Union Stage
Union Stage is an intimate live music and entertainment venue located on Washington, D.C.’s waterfront Wharf development.
- 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: Arena Stage Target entity description: Arena Stage is a prominent regional theater in Washington, D.C., known for producing innovative American plays and fostering new works.
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A.
Harlem Stage
Harlem Stage is a performing arts center in New York City renowned for presenting and supporting innovative work by artists of color, particularly those reflecting the cultural legacy of Harlem.
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B.
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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C.
Studio Theatre
Studio Theatre is an intimate performance space within the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, used for smaller-scale theatre productions and experimental works.
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D.
Studio Theatre
Studio Theatre is an intimate performance space located within New York City's Theatre Row complex, known for hosting off-Broadway and independent theatrical productions.
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E.
Union Stage
Union Stage is an intimate live music and entertainment venue located on Washington, D.C.’s waterfront Wharf development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nonprofit theater company
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performing arts organization ⓘ regional theater ⓘ |
| city | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| focusesOn |
American plays
ⓘ
new works ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Edward Mangum
ⓘ
Thomas Fichandler ⓘ Zelda Fichandler ⓘ |
| genre | theater ⓘ |
| hasArtisticDiscipline |
drama
ⓘ
musical theater ⓘ |
| hasArtisticFocus |
American voices
ⓘ
diverse American stories ⓘ |
| hasAudienceRegion |
Mid-Atlantic region
ⓘ
Washington metropolitan area ⓘ |
| hasBuildingFeature |
glass-enclosed lobby
ⓘ
modernist architecture ⓘ multiple performance spaces ⓘ |
| hasEducationalRole | training emerging theater artists ⓘ |
| hasMission |
to advance American theater
ⓘ
to develop and produce American plays ⓘ |
| hasName |
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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linked to:
Arena Stage
|
| hasNotableContribution |
development of regional theater movement in the United States
ⓘ
support of new American playwrights ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
education and outreach programs
ⓘ
new play development ⓘ |
| hasSeatingType |
flexible performance space (Kogod Cradle)
ⓘ
proscenium stage (Kreeger Theater) ⓘ thrust stage (Fichandler Stage) ⓘ |
| hasType |
regional theater company
ⓘ
resident theater ⓘ |
| hasVenue |
Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle
ⓘ
Fichandler Stage ⓘ Kreeger Theater ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.arenastage.org/ ⓘ |
| inception | 1950 ⓘ |
| industry | performing arts ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fostering new works
ⓘ
producing innovative American plays ⓘ regional theater productions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Southwest Waterfront ⓘ |
| operatesAs | nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| partOf | Mead Center for American Theater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Arena Stage Description of subject: Arena Stage is a prominent regional theater in Washington, D.C., known for producing innovative American plays and fostering new works.
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Mead Center for American Theater
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alsoKnownAs
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Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater
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linked to: Arena Stage
subject linked to:
flexible performance space (Kogod Cradle)
subject linked to:
flexible performance space (Kogod Cradle)