Sons of the Prophet

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-0-8101-2877-4
Verlag: Northwestern University Press

Buch, Englisch, 112 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 149 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 182 g

A deeply humorous, unflinching 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 centre 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 beset by her own tragedies. Deftly keeping its various storylines in careful balance, Karam’s play confronts, with abundant intelligence and great sympathy for human frailty, the inevitability of loss and the equally inevitable comedy resulting from our attempts to cope with is consequences.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Karam, Stephen

Weitere Mitwirkende

Baitz, Jon Robin

Über Autor(innen)

<strong>Stephen Karam</strong> is the author of <em>Speech & Debate</em>, produced off-Broadway in 2007 by Roundabout Theatre Company as the inaugural production for Roundabout Underground, and the librettist for <em>Dark Sisters</em>, an original chamber opera.