San Francisco Mime Troupe
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The San Francisco Mime Troupe is a long-running, politically radical theater collective known for its satirical, socially engaged performances often staged in public spaces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| San Francisco Mime Troupe canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11328492 — 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: San Francisco Mime Troupe Context triple: [Peter Coyote, memberOf, San Francisco Mime Troupe]
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A.
The Wooster Group
The Wooster Group is an experimental New York City theater company renowned for its avant-garde, multimedia stage productions and influential role in contemporary performance art.
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B.
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe is a professional African American theater company based in Sarasota, Florida, known for producing works that celebrate and explore the Black experience through drama, music, and dance.
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C.
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club is a pioneering off-off-Broadway theater in New York City renowned for nurturing experimental and avant-garde performance and launching the careers of numerous influential playwrights and artists.
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D.
Tectonic Theater Project
Tectonic Theater Project is a New York–based theater company known for its innovative, documentary-style works that explore social and political issues through collaborative, interview-driven storytelling.
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E.
LAByrinth Theater Company
LAByrinth Theater Company is a New York City–based ensemble theater group known for developing and producing bold, collaborative new works, often involving prominent actors like Philip Seymour Hoffman.
- 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: San Francisco Mime Troupe Target entity description: The San Francisco Mime Troupe is a long-running, politically radical theater collective known for its satirical, socially engaged performances often staged in public spaces.
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A.
The Wooster Group
The Wooster Group is an experimental New York City theater company renowned for its avant-garde, multimedia stage productions and influential role in contemporary performance art.
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B.
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe is a professional African American theater company based in Sarasota, Florida, known for producing works that celebrate and explore the Black experience through drama, music, and dance.
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C.
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club is a pioneering off-off-Broadway theater in New York City renowned for nurturing experimental and avant-garde performance and launching the careers of numerous influential playwrights and artists.
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D.
Tectonic Theater Project
Tectonic Theater Project is a New York–based theater company known for its innovative, documentary-style works that explore social and political issues through collaborative, interview-driven storytelling.
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E.
LAByrinth Theater Company
LAByrinth Theater Company is a New York City–based ensemble theater group known for developing and producing bold, collaborative new works, often involving prominent actors like Philip Seymour Hoffman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nonprofit organization
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political theatre collective ⓘ theatre company ⓘ |
| activeIn | San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| activeSince | 1959 ⓘ |
| artForm | theatre ⓘ |
| awarded |
Tony Award for Best Regional Theatre
ⓘ
linked to:
Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre
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| awardReceived |
Obie Award
ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Regional Theatre ⓘ
linked to:
Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre
|
| basedIn | San Francisco, California ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| focusesOn |
anti-war themes
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civil rights ⓘ economic inequality ⓘ labor rights ⓘ social justice issues ⓘ |
| foundedBy | R. G. Davis ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1959 ⓘ |
| genre |
commedia dell’arte
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political theatre ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasArtisticDirector |
R. G. Davis
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various rotating collective members ⓘ |
| hasProductionType |
adaptations of classic works
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original plays ⓘ touring shows ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.sfmt.org ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Brechtian theatre
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linked to:
epic theatre
commedia dell’arte tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| location | San Francisco, California ⓘ |
| movement |
American political theatre
ⓘ
street theatre ⓘ |
| notableFor |
free public performances
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politically radical performances ⓘ satirical performances ⓘ socially engaged theatre ⓘ |
| organizationalStructure | collective ⓘ |
| performsIn |
indoor theatres
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outdoor public spaces ⓘ public parks ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation |
left-wing
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radical ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceModel |
free admission with donations requested
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pay-what-you-can ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
clowning
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music ⓘ physical theatre ⓘ satirical dialogue ⓘ |
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