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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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
stage play
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| acts | 2 ⓘ |
| author | Stephen Karam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded |
Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play
NERFINISHED
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Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
chronic pain
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economic hardship ⓘ immigrant heritage ⓘ sexual identity ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Charles Douaihy
NERFINISHED
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Joseph Douaihy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstProductionYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Dramatists Play Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
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drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacterBackground | Lebanese-American family ⓘ |
| hasPlaywrightEthnicity | Lebanese-American ⓘ |
| hasPlaywrightNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
darkly comic tone
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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
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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
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Roundabout Theatre Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationForm | play script ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Lebanese-American experience
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family ⓘ grief ⓘ identity ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 21st century ⓘ |
| writer | Stephen Karam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfPulitzerNomination | 2012 ⓘ |
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