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Action (play)

Action is a 1974 play by Sam Shepard. The play, which scholar Stephen J. Bottoms described as "stark" and "plotless", is considered by scholars to be among his most important works. It has been compared to the work of Samuel Beckett.

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Genre
Drama
Characters
Shooter · Jeep · Liza · Lupe
Date
1974
Original language
English
Place
Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London
Written by
Sam Shepard

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Action (play)

Nodes19
Edges18
Triples9
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.105263
Components1

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Action (play)

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Characters · 4
Action (play) → Jeep, Liza, Lupe, Shooter
Date · 1
Action (play) → 1974
Genre · 1
Action (play) → Drama
Original language · 1
Action (play) → English
Place · 1
Action (play) → Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London
Written by · 1
Action (play) → Sam Shepard

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play action sam theatre shepard place royal court upstairs london 1974 stephen original shooter jeep liza lupe performed directed follows

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Action (play)CharactersShooter1.00infobox
Action (play)CharactersJeep1.00infobox
Action (play)CharactersLiza1.00infobox
Action (play)CharactersLupe1.00infobox
Action (play)Date19741.00infobox
Action (play)GenreDrama1.00infobox
Action (play)Original languageEnglish1.00infobox
Action (play)PlaceRoyal Court Theatre Upstairs, London1.00infobox
Action (play)Written bySam Shepard1.00infobox

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