Sons of the Prophet

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Sons of the Prophet is a darkly comic stage play by Stephen Karam that explores family, grief, and identity through the story of two Lebanese-American brothers in Pennsylvania.

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instanceOf stage play
theatrical work
acts 2
author Stephen Karam NERFINISHED
awarded Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play NERFINISHED
Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception widely acclaimed
exploresTheme chronic pain
economic hardship
immigrant heritage
sexual identity
featuresCharacter Charles Douaihy NERFINISHED
Joseph Douaihy NERFINISHED
firstProductionYear 2011
firstPublisher Dramatists Play Service NERFINISHED
genre dark comedy
drama
hasCharacterBackground Lebanese-American family
hasPlaywrightEthnicity Lebanese-American
hasPlaywrightNationality American
hasStyle darkly comic tone
naturalistic dialogue
hasTargetAudience adult theatre audiences
inspiredBy life and writings of Kahlil Gibran
isPartOf contemporary American theatre
language English
nominatedFor Pulitzer Prize for Drama NERFINISHED
notableFor blend of humor and tragedy
portrayal of health and disability issues
representation of Lebanese-American characters
offBroadwayRunStartDate 2011-10
offBroadwayTheatre Laura Pels Theatre NERFINISHED
originalMedium live theatre
premiereDate 2011
premiereLocation Huntington Theatre Company, Boston NERFINISHED
producedBy Huntington Theatre Company NERFINISHED
Roundabout Theatre Company NERFINISHED
publicationForm play script
settingLocation Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
subject Lebanese-American experience
family
grief
identity
timePeriodOfSetting early 21st century
writer Stephen Karam NERFINISHED
yearOfPulitzerNomination 2012

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Stephen Karam notableWork Sons of the Prophet
Stephen Karam wrote Sons of the Prophet