Geva Theatre Center
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Geva Theatre Center is a prominent professional regional theater company and cultural institution based in Rochester, New York.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Geva Theatre Center canonical | 3 |
| Geva Theatre | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9453341 — 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: Geva Theatre Center Context triple: [Rochester metropolitan area, contains, Geva Theatre Center]
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A.
Dorfman Theatre
The Dorfman Theatre is an intimate, flexible performance space within London’s National Theatre complex, known for staging contemporary and experimental productions.
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B.
Shimberg Playhouse
Shimberg Playhouse is an intimate black-box theater space within Tampa’s Straz Center for the Performing Arts, hosting small-scale plays, experimental works, and local productions.
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C.
Anna Scher Theatre
Anna Scher Theatre is a renowned London-based drama school and community theatre known for training numerous successful British actors and emphasizing accessible, socially conscious performance.
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D.
Broadway Theatre Center
Broadway Theatre Center is a prominent performing arts venue in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward, housing multiple theater companies and stages in a single complex.
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E.
Uris Theatre
Uris Theatre was a major Broadway theater in New York City that, after opening in the early 1970s, was later renamed the Gershwin Theatre.
- 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: Geva Theatre Center Target entity description: Geva Theatre Center is a prominent professional regional theater company and cultural institution based in Rochester, New York.
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A.
Dorfman Theatre
The Dorfman Theatre is an intimate, flexible performance space within London’s National Theatre complex, known for staging contemporary and experimental productions.
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B.
Shimberg Playhouse
Shimberg Playhouse is an intimate black-box theater space within Tampa’s Straz Center for the Performing Arts, hosting small-scale plays, experimental works, and local productions.
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C.
Anna Scher Theatre
Anna Scher Theatre is a renowned London-based drama school and community theatre known for training numerous successful British actors and emphasizing accessible, socially conscious performance.
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D.
Broadway Theatre Center
Broadway Theatre Center is a prominent performing arts venue in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward, housing multiple theater companies and stages in a single complex.
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E.
Uris Theatre
Uris Theatre was a major Broadway theater in New York City that, after opening in the early 1970s, was later renamed the Gershwin Theatre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural institution
ⓘ
nonprofit organization ⓘ regional theatre company ⓘ |
| artisticDirectorTenureStart | 1995 ⓘ |
| buildingOpenedAsTheatre | 1985 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| focusesOn |
American plays
ⓘ
new play development ⓘ |
| formerName |
Geva Theatre
ⓘ
linked to:
Geva Theatre Center
|
| foundedBy |
Mary Selden
ⓘ
William Selden ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1972 ⓘ |
| hasArtisticDirector | Mark Cuddy ⓘ |
| hasExecutiveLeadershipRole | Executive Director ⓘ |
| hasFacilityFeature |
costume shop
ⓘ
lobby gallery space ⓘ rehearsal rooms ⓘ scenery shop ⓘ |
| hasMainStage | Wilson Stage ⓘ |
| hasResidentArtists |
actors
ⓘ
designers ⓘ directors ⓘ |
| hasSecondStage | Fielding Stage ⓘ |
| hosts |
readings and workshops
ⓘ
visiting productions ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Downtown Rochester
ⓘ
linked to:
downtown Rochester
New York State ⓘ Rochester, New York ⓘ |
| mainStageSeatingCapacityApprox | 500 ⓘ |
| mission |
to create and produce professional theatre of a national standard
ⓘ
to serve the Rochester community through education and engagement ⓘ |
| name | Geva Theatre Center ⓘ |
| nonprofitStatus | 501(c)(3) ⓘ |
| numberOfStages | 2 ⓘ |
| offers |
acting classes
ⓘ
community outreach programs ⓘ education programs ⓘ student matinees ⓘ |
| produces |
musicals
ⓘ
new works ⓘ plays ⓘ world premieres ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
leading professional theatre in Rochester
ⓘ
major cultural institution in Western New York ⓘ |
| secondStageSeatingCapacityApprox | 180 ⓘ |
| servesRegion |
Finger Lakes region
ⓘ
linked to:
Finger Lakes
Greater Rochester area ⓘ |
| venueType | professional regional theatre ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Geva Theatre Center Description of subject: Geva Theatre Center is a prominent professional regional theater company and cultural institution based in Rochester, New York.
Referenced by (4)
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