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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:play
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_New_Group
gptkb:Itamar_Moses
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:theatre
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gptkbp:audience
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Theatergoers
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gptkbp:available_formats
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gptkb:printer
Digital
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gptkbp:awards
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Nominated for the 2011-2012 Outer Critics Circle Award
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gptkbp:broadcasting_rights
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Available for licensing
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Simon
gptkb:John
gptkb:Caleb_De_Leon
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gptkbp:character_development
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Complex characters
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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Positive reviews
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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Explores Jewish and African American connections
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gptkbp:duration
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Approximately 90 minutes
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gptkbp:first_performance
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January 2011
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:High_School
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Whipping Man
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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Personal experiences of the playwright
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:award
gptkb:American_Civil_War
African American history
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gptkbp:inspiration
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gptkb:Historical_events
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gptkbp:is_critical_for
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Examines moral dilemmas
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:notable_production
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gptkb:Manhattan_Theatre_Club
gptkb:The_Denver_Center_for_the_Performing_Arts
gptkb:The_Old_Globe_Theatre
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gptkbp:plot
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Explores themes of race and identity
Takes place during Passover
Focuses on the relationship between former slaves and their master
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gptkbp:premiered_on
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gptkb:2011
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gptkbp:produced_by
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gptkb:The_Old_Globe_Theatre
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gptkbp:published_by
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gptkb:Dramatists_Play_Service
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gptkbp:related_works
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Other works by Matthew Lopez
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gptkbp:set_in
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gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
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gptkbp:setting
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Post-Civil War South
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gptkbp:style
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gptkb:Realism
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gptkbp:symbolism
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Use of Passover Seder
Whipping as a motif
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:family
freedom
slavery
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gptkbp:written_by
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gptkb:Matthew_Lopez
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