Sons of the Prophet
Subtitle: a play
By: [by] Stephen Karam
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Published: October 31, 2012
Place of publication: Evanston, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9780810128774
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: Drama; Lebanese Americans; Families
Description: A deeply humorous, clear-eyed portrait of grief and loss, Sons of the Prophet depicts a Lebanese American family in rural Pennsylvania beset by an absurd string of tragedies. At the play's center is Joseph Douaihy, a once promising world-class runner now sidelined by injury. As Joseph confronts his deteriorating health, he is also forced to face the death of his father, an ailing uncle, and a desperate boss consumed by her own troubles. Deftly keeping its various story lines in careful balance, Karam's play confronts the inevitability of loss and the equally inevitable comedy resulting from our attempts to cope with its consequences.--From publisher description.
Notes: "Sons of the Prophet was produced by the Huntington Theatre Company (Peter DuBois, artistic director; Michael Maso, managing director) in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 13, 2011."
Play in one act.
Cast: Eight actors playing 12 roles.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: xiii; title: Production History
pagenum: xv; title: Prologue
pagenum: 4; label: Scene 1
title: ON WORK
pagenum: 5; label: Scene 2
title: ON PAIN
pagenum: 16; label: Scene 3
title: ON TALKING
pagenum: 29; label: Scene 4
title: ON HOME
pagenum: 46; label: Scene 5
title: ON FRIENDSHIP
pagenum: 71; label: Scene 6
title: ON REASON & PASSION
pagenum: 78; label: Scene 7
title: ON YESTERDAY & TODAY
pagenum: 90