Prayer for the French Republic
by Joshua Harmon
Awards & Recognition
Nominee: Three 2024 Tony Awards, including Best Play Winner! Three 2022 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Play Winner! 2022 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Off-Broadway Play
Synopsis
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.
Press Reviews
"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
| Character |
|---|
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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"A Tour-de-Force" | Prayer for the French Republic
Publication
Prayer for the French Republic is a play written by Joshua Harmon and published by Samuel French (2024).
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Samuel French · 2024 · 140 pp
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