Yale School of Drama
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Yale School of Drama is a prestigious graduate professional school of Yale University renowned for training leading actors, directors, playwrights, and theater professionals.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yale School of Drama Context triple: [Elia Kazan, educatedAt, Yale School of Drama]
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American Academy of Dramatic Arts
The American Academy of Dramatic Arts is a prestigious conservatory dedicated to training actors for stage, film, and television, known as one of the oldest acting schools in the United States.
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Yale Repertory Theatre
Yale Repertory Theatre is a renowned professional theater company in New Haven, Connecticut, known for premiering new plays and serving as a major training ground for theater artists.
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Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art
The Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art was a prominent London drama school renowned for training actors and performers, including figures such as Laurence Olivier.
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School of Drama (Carnegie Mellon University)
The School of Drama at Carnegie Mellon University is a prestigious conservatory-style program renowned for training actors, directors, designers, and other theatre professionals for stage, film, and television.
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Juilliard School
The Juilliard School is a prestigious performing arts conservatory in New York City renowned for training world-class musicians, actors, and dancers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yale School of Drama Target entity description: Yale School of Drama is a prestigious graduate professional school of Yale University renowned for training leading actors, directors, playwrights, and theater professionals.
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A.
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
The American Academy of Dramatic Arts is a prestigious conservatory dedicated to training actors for stage, film, and television, known as one of the oldest acting schools in the United States.
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B.
Yale Repertory Theatre
Yale Repertory Theatre is a renowned professional theater company in New Haven, Connecticut, known for premiering new plays and serving as a major training ground for theater artists.
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C.
Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art
The Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art was a prominent London drama school renowned for training actors and performers, including figures such as Laurence Olivier.
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D.
School of Drama (Carnegie Mellon University)
The School of Drama at Carnegie Mellon University is a prestigious conservatory-style program renowned for training actors, directors, designers, and other theatre professionals for stage, film, and television.
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Juilliard School
The Juilliard School is a prestigious performing arts conservatory in New York City renowned for training world-class musicians, actors, and dancers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama school
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graduate professional school ⓘ school of Yale University ⓘ |
| admissionRequirement |
audition or portfolio
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bachelor's degree ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | Yale Repertory Theatre ⓘ |
| associatedTheater | Yale Repertory Theatre ⓘ |
| campus | Yale University campus ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| fieldOfStudy |
acting
ⓘ
design for theater ⓘ directing ⓘ drama ⓘ playwriting ⓘ theater ⓘ theater management ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Yale University ⓘ |
| hasAffiliation | Ivy League ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
acting program
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design program ⓘ directing program ⓘ playwriting program ⓘ stage management program ⓘ theater management program ⓘ |
| hasSelectivity | highly selective ⓘ |
| hasType | professional school ⓘ |
| knownFor |
training actors
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training directors ⓘ training playwrights ⓘ training theater professionals ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New Haven, Connecticut ⓘ |
| notableAlumni |
Angela Bassett
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August Wilson ⓘ Frances McDormand ⓘ Henry Winkler ⓘ John Turturro ⓘ Lupita Nyong'o ⓘ Meryl Streep ⓘ Paul Giamatti ⓘ Sigourney Weaver ⓘ Tony Shalhoub ⓘ Wendy Wasserstein ⓘ |
| offersDegree |
Doctor of Fine Arts
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Master of Fine Arts ⓘ |
| offersProgramLevel | graduate ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Yale University Faculty of Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| partOf | Yale University ⓘ |
| reputation | prestigious ⓘ |
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Subject: Yale School of Drama Description of subject: Yale School of Drama is a prestigious graduate professional school of Yale University renowned for training leading actors, directors, playwrights, and theater professionals.
Referenced by (80)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mary Louise Streep
subject surface form:
Elia Kazan
this entity surface form:
Yale School of Drama (reported/attributed, not fully confirmed)
this entity surface form:
Yale School of Drama (David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University)
this entity surface form:
Yale University School of Drama
subject surface form:
Courtney B. Vance
subject surface form:
Meryl Streep