Guthrie Theater
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The Guthrie Theater is a renowned American center for theater performance and production, celebrated for its innovative staging, influential regional repertory work, and striking modernist building overlooking the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Guthrie Theater canonical | 26 |
| Guthrie Theater complex | 3 |
| Guthrie Theater (Minneapolis) | 2 |
| Guthrie Theater building | 1 |
| Guthrie Theater building on the Mississippi Riverfront | 1 |
| Guthrie Theater venues | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T230636 — 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: Guthrie Theater Context triple: [Minneapolis–Saint Paul, hasLandmark, Guthrie Theater]
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A.
Wyly Theatre
Wyly Theatre is a prominent, architecturally innovative performing arts venue in downtown Dallas known for its flexible, reconfigurable stage and role as home to major local theater companies.
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B.
Martin Beck Theatre
The Martin Beck Theatre, now known as the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, is a historic Broadway venue in New York City renowned for hosting major theatrical productions.
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C.
Dallas Theater Center (primary venue)
Dallas Theater Center is a major regional theater company in Dallas, Texas, known for producing a wide range of classic and contemporary plays and serving as a key cultural institution in the city.
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D.
Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Harris Theater for Music and Dance is a prominent contemporary performance venue in Chicago known for hosting a wide range of music, dance, and cultural events.
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E.
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.
- 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: Guthrie Theater Target entity description: The Guthrie Theater is a renowned American center for theater performance and production, celebrated for its innovative staging, influential regional repertory work, and striking modernist building overlooking the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.
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A.
Wyly Theatre
Wyly Theatre is a prominent, architecturally innovative performing arts venue in downtown Dallas known for its flexible, reconfigurable stage and role as home to major local theater companies.
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B.
Martin Beck Theatre
The Martin Beck Theatre, now known as the Al Hirschfeld Theatre, is a historic Broadway venue in New York City renowned for hosting major theatrical productions.
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C.
Dallas Theater Center (primary venue)
Dallas Theater Center is a major regional theater company in Dallas, Texas, known for producing a wide range of classic and contemporary plays and serving as a key cultural institution in the city.
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D.
Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Harris Theater for Music and Dance is a prominent contemporary performance venue in Chicago known for hosting a wide range of music, dance, and cultural events.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
performing arts center
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regional theater ⓘ theater company ⓘ |
| architect | Jean Nouvel ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | modernist architecture ⓘ |
| buildingOpened | 2006 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| foundedBy | Tyrone Guthrie ⓘ |
| genre | theater ⓘ |
| hasEducationalProgram |
acting training programs
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apprenticeships ⓘ internships ⓘ |
| hasMission | to create transformative theater experiences ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Dowling Studio
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McGuire Proscenium Stage ⓘ Wurtele Thrust Stage ⓘ |
| hasSeatingCapacity | over 2000 ⓘ |
| hasView |
St. Anthony Falls
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linked to:
Saint Anthony Falls
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| headquartersLocation | Minneapolis ⓘ |
| inception | 1963 ⓘ |
| industry | performing arts ⓘ |
| knownFor |
innovative staging
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modernist building ⓘ regional repertory work ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Minneapolis
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Minnesota ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mississippi River ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tyrone Guthrie ⓘ |
| numberOfStages | 3 ⓘ |
| offers |
community outreach programs
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mainstage productions ⓘ touring productions ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1963-05-07 ⓘ |
| overlooks | Mississippi River ⓘ |
| owner | nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| partOf | American regional theater movement ⓘ |
| previousLocation |
Walker Art Center campus
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linked to:
Walker Art Center
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| publicTransitAccess | Metro Transit ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Twin Cities
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linked to:
Minneapolis–Saint Paul
Upper Midwest ⓘ
linked to:
Midwestern United States
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| relocatedToCurrentBuilding | 2006 ⓘ |
| significantBuilding |
Guthrie Theater building
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linked to:
Guthrie Theater
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| specializesIn |
classical theater
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contemporary theater ⓘ repertory theater ⓘ |
| website | https://www.guthrietheater.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Guthrie Theater Description of subject: The Guthrie Theater is a renowned American center for theater performance and production, celebrated for its innovative staging, influential regional repertory work, and striking modernist building overlooking the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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downtown Minneapolis
University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater BFA Actor Training Program
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