The Shadow Box
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The Shadow Box is a Pulitzer Prize–winning drama by Michael Cristofer that explores the emotional lives of terminally ill patients and their families in a hospice setting.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Shadow Box canonical | 5 |
| The Shadow Box (1980 film) | 1 |
| The Shadow Box (stage performance) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3945505 — 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 Shadow Box Context triple: [Long Wharf Theatre, producedWorldPremiereOf, The Shadow Box]
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A.
The Hidden
The Hidden is a 1987 science fiction horror film about a parasitic alien criminal that possesses human bodies to continue its violent crime spree on Earth.
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B.
Beneath the Veil
"Beneath the Veil" is a song by the American indie pop band Chester French.
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C.
The Burning Room
The Burning Room is a crime novel by Michael Connelly featuring LAPD detective Harry Bosch investigating a long-ago shooting that becomes a fresh homicide case.
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D.
The White Shadow
The White Shadow is an American television drama series from the late 1970s that follows a white former professional basketball player who becomes the coach of a predominantly Black high school team in inner-city Los Angeles.
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E.
Casey’s Shadow
Casey’s Shadow is a 1978 family sports drama film about a Louisiana horse trainer and his son raising a racehorse for the All American Futurity.
- 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 Shadow Box Target entity description: The Shadow Box is a Pulitzer Prize–winning drama by Michael Cristofer that explores the emotional lives of terminally ill patients and their families in a hospice setting.
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A.
The Hidden
The Hidden is a 1987 science fiction horror film about a parasitic alien criminal that possesses human bodies to continue its violent crime spree on Earth.
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B.
Beneath the Veil
"Beneath the Veil" is a song by the American indie pop band Chester French.
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C.
The Burning Room
The Burning Room is a crime novel by Michael Connelly featuring LAPD detective Harry Bosch investigating a long-ago shooting that becomes a fresh homicide case.
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D.
The White Shadow
The White Shadow is an American television drama series from the late 1970s that follows a white former professional basketball player who becomes the coach of a predominantly Black high school team in inner-city Los Angeles.
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E.
Casey’s Shadow
Casey’s Shadow is a 1978 family sports drama film about a Louisiana horse trainer and his son raising a racehorse for the All American Futurity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama
ⓘ
play ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| author | Michael Cristofer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play
ⓘ
linked to:
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play
Pulitzer Prize for Drama ⓘ Tony Award for Best Play ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dramaticDevice |
interview-style monologues
ⓘ
multiple simultaneous storylines ⓘ |
| dramaticForm |
character-driven drama
ⓘ
ensemble piece ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType |
family members of patients
ⓘ
medical staff ⓘ terminally ill patients ⓘ |
| firstBroadwayProductionCity | New York City ⓘ |
| firstBroadwayProductionCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| firstBroadwayProductionTheatre | Morosco Theatre ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
psychological drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Shadow Box (1980 film)
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linked to:
The Shadow Box
|
| hasSubject |
anticipatory grief
ⓘ
end-of-life conversations ⓘ psychological impact of terminal diagnosis ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Pulitzer Prize–winning depiction of death and family dynamics
ⓘ
exploration of hospice experience on stage ⓘ intimate portrayal of terminally ill patients ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 3 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premiereMedium | stage ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| setting |
cottage-like hospital units
ⓘ
hospice ⓘ |
| structure | three interwoven stories ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
death and dying
ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ hospice care ⓘ terminal illness ⓘ |
| theme |
communication at the end of life
ⓘ
coping with mortality ⓘ denial and acceptance ⓘ family conflict ⓘ spiritual questioning ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary to late 1970s ⓘ |
| writer | Michael Cristofer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Shadow Box
linked to: The Shadow Box