The Language Archive

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The Language Archive is a poignant stage play by Julia Cho that explores love, communication, and the limits of language through the story of a linguist struggling to understand the people closest to him.

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instanceOf stage play ⓘ
author Julia Cho ⓘ
award Susan Smith Blackburn Prize ⓘ
awardYear 2010 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
dramaturgicalForm two-act play ⓘ
explores how people fail to say what they mean ⓘ
tension between linguistic expertise and emotional expression ⓘ
firstProductionCity New York City ⓘ
firstProductionCompany Roundabout Theatre Company ⓘ
firstProductionCountry United States ⓘ
firstProductionVenue Laura Pels Theatre ⓘ
genre comedy-drama ⓘ
drama ⓘ
hasCharacter Alta ⓘ
linked to: Alta (Northern)

Emma ⓘ
Esperanto-speaking instructor ⓘ
George ⓘ
Mary ⓘ
Resten ⓘ
hasPlaywright Julia Cho ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter George ⓘ
notableElement interweaving of personal and linguistic narratives ⓘ
use of constructed language Esperanto ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
premiereType Off-Broadway premiere ⓘ
protagonistOccupation linguist ⓘ
setting contemporary period ⓘ
subject emotional inarticulacy ⓘ
endangered languages ⓘ
marital conflict ⓘ
preservation of language ⓘ
targetAudience adult theatre audiences ⓘ
theme communication ⓘ
limits of language ⓘ
love ⓘ
relationships ⓘ
writer Julia Cho ⓘ

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Julia Cho → notableWork → The Language Archive ⓘ