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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Sons of the Prophet canonical 2

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instanceOf stage play ⓘ
theatrical work ⓘ
acts 2 ⓘ
author Stephen Karam ⓘ
awarded Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play ⓘ
Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception widely acclaimed ⓘ
exploresTheme chronic pain ⓘ
economic hardship ⓘ
immigrant heritage ⓘ
sexual identity ⓘ
featuresCharacter Charles Douaihy ⓘ
linked to: Joseph Douaihy

Joseph Douaihy ⓘ
firstProductionYear 2011 ⓘ
firstPublisher Dramatists Play Service ⓘ
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 ⓘ
notableFor blend of humor and tragedy ⓘ
portrayal of health and disability issues ⓘ
representation of Lebanese-American characters ⓘ
offBroadwayRunStartDate 2011-10 ⓘ
offBroadwayTheatre Laura Pels Theatre ⓘ
originalMedium live theatre ⓘ
premiereDate 2011 ⓘ
premiereLocation Huntington Theatre Company, Boston ⓘ
producedBy Huntington Theatre Company ⓘ
Roundabout Theatre Company ⓘ
publicationForm play script ⓘ
settingLocation Pennsylvania ⓘ
subject Lebanese-American experience ⓘ
family ⓘ
grief ⓘ
identity ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting early 21st century ⓘ
writer Stephen Karam ⓘ
yearOfPulitzerNomination 2012 ⓘ

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