Prayer for the French Republic
- Full Length Play, Drama, 1940s / WWII, Contemporary
- 7M, 4F
- ISBN: 9780573711145
Joshua Harmon's gorgeous multigenerational drama explores one family's relationship to faith, history and safety from a global perspective.
Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
- 120 minutes
- Time Period: 1940s / WWII, Contemporary
- Target Audience: Adult
- Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
- Cautions: Alcohol, Mild Adult Themes, Strong Language
- Performance Group:
- Community Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, Professional Theatre
- Accolades:
- Nominee! Three Tony Awards including Best Play (2024)
Winner! Three Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Play (2022)
Winner! Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Play (2022)
REVIEWS:
"Thought-provoking, heart-wrenching and wickedly funny."
The New York Times
"A brave, articulate, moving and necessary new play. Wrenching, brilliant and shattering. This fearless play tackles conundrums with a combination of intelligence, balance and accessibility that few writers of Harmon’s generation could pull off."
New York Stage Review
"Breathtaking. Harmon remarkably explores a century in the life of one Jewish family while folding in 1,000 years of Jewish history."
New York Theatre Guide
Characters
- Casting: 7M, 4F
- Casting Attributes: Parts for Senior Actors, Ensemble cast, Roles for Multicultural Casting
Marcelle Salomon Benhamou, 50s
Charles Benhamou, 50s, Marcelle's husband
Elodie Benhamou, 28, their daughter
Daniel Benhamou, 26, their son
Patrick Salomon, 50s, Marcelle's brother
Molly, 20, a distant American cousin
Pierre Salomon, 80s, Marcelle & Patrick's father
Irma Salomon, 70s, Pierre's grandmother
Asolphe Salomon, 70s, Pierre's grandfather
Lucien Salomon, 40s, Pierre's father
Young Pierre Salomon, at age 15
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In 1944, a Jewish couple in Paris desperately await news of their missing family. More than 70 years later, the couple's great-grandchildren find themselves facing the same question as their ancestors: "Are we safe?" Following five generations of a French-Jewish family, Prayer for the French Republic is a sweeping look at history, home and the effects of an ancient hatred. |
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