Magic Theatre, San Francisco
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Magic Theatre in San Francisco is a renowned avant-garde theater company known for developing and premiering innovative contemporary plays.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Magic Theatre, San Francisco canonical | 4 |
| Magic Theatre | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9210000 — 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: Magic Theatre, San Francisco Context triple: [Kathy Baker, theaterTraining, Magic Theatre, San Francisco]
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A.
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Berkeley Repertory Theatre is a renowned professional regional theater company in Berkeley, California, celebrated for its innovative productions and contributions to contemporary American theater.
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B.
Curran Theatre, San Francisco
Curran Theatre in San Francisco is a historic Broadway-style venue renowned for hosting major theatrical productions and pre-Broadway premieres.
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C.
Sottile Theatre
Sottile Theatre is a historic performing arts venue in Charleston, South Carolina, known for hosting concerts, films, and cultural events associated with the College of Charleston and the local community.
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D.
New Frontier Theater
New Frontier Theater is a historic indoor performance venue in Cubao, Quezon City, known for hosting concerts, live shows, and major entertainment events.
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E.
Dorfman Theatre
The Dorfman Theatre is an intimate, flexible performance space within London’s National Theatre complex, known for staging contemporary and experimental productions.
- 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: Magic Theatre, San Francisco Target entity description: Magic Theatre in San Francisco is a renowned avant-garde theater company known for developing and premiering innovative contemporary plays.
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A.
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Berkeley Repertory Theatre is a renowned professional regional theater company in Berkeley, California, celebrated for its innovative productions and contributions to contemporary American theater.
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B.
Curran Theatre, San Francisco
Curran Theatre in San Francisco is a historic Broadway-style venue renowned for hosting major theatrical productions and pre-Broadway premieres.
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C.
Sottile Theatre
Sottile Theatre is a historic performing arts venue in Charleston, South Carolina, known for hosting concerts, films, and cultural events associated with the College of Charleston and the local community.
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D.
New Frontier Theater
New Frontier Theater is a historic indoor performance venue in Cubao, Quezon City, known for hosting concerts, live shows, and major entertainment events.
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E.
Dorfman Theatre
The Dorfman Theatre is an intimate, flexible performance space within London’s National Theatre complex, known for staging contemporary and experimental productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nonprofit organization
ⓘ
performing arts organization ⓘ theatre company ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlaywright |
Michael McClure
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nilo Cruz NERFINISHED ⓘ Paula Vogel NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Shepard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| focusesOn |
innovative contemporary plays
ⓘ
new play development ⓘ |
| foundedBy | John Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde theatre
ⓘ
contemporary theatre ⓘ |
| hasArtisticFocus | playwright-centered development ⓘ |
| hasName | Magic Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
play development residencies
ⓘ
workshops and staged readings ⓘ world premieres ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
known for innovative contemporary plays
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renowned for avant-garde productions ⓘ |
| hasType | black box theatre ⓘ |
| inception | 1967 ⓘ |
| industry | performing arts ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| movedTo | San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | American experimental theatre ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long-term collaborations with playwrights
ⓘ
premiering new American plays ⓘ supporting emerging playwrights ⓘ |
| notableWorkPremiered |
Buried Child
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
True West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesAs | resident theatre company ⓘ |
| originalLocation | Berkeley, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesCommunity | San Francisco Bay Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://magictheatre.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (7)
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Magic Theatre
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