I'm Gonna Pray For You So Hard
by Halley Feiffer

Name: I'm Gonna Pray For You So Hard
Brand: Halley Feiffer
SKU: 9780822232940
Rating: 3.79 (137 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

Unit Set/Multiple SettingsAmerican Mystery Comedy

What readers are saying

Readers generally find the play to be a compelling blend of brutal humor and emotional depth. Many praise its insightful dialogue and the intense father-daughter relationship portrayed. While some reviews highlight its thought-provoking nature, a few critics felt the characters or themes were lacking depth. Overall, it seems to resonate powerfully with its audience, sparking discussions and reflections on complex familial dynamics.

Brutal humor and emotional depthIncredible dialogueCompelling father-daughter relationshipSome characters lack depth

Synopsis

“Feiffer’s is a unique, refreshing voice to which attention should be paid.”

―TheaterMania Ella is a precocious and fiercely competitive actress whose aims in life are making her famous playwright father proud―and becoming famous herself.

In the aftermath of a boozy, drug-fueled evening when Ella’s father is particularly hurtful, she flings herself into the arms of a young director with whom she begins to collaborate on a one-woman show .

about her father.

Halley Feiffer’s dark, probing, and much-anticipated new play is a fierce, funny, and gloves-off take on the eternal struggles of parents and children to find common ground.

Press Reviews

"Bone-chilling…punishing drama.” —The New York Times. “[Halley Feiffer is] a writer with a lot of promise who is obviously ready for bigger acceptance and louder applause. [I’M GONNA PRAY FOR YOU SO HARD is] provocative, sensitive, shocking and often very unsettling…polished and probing…left me shaking…a tense thriller with a strong emotional line between the two characters…one of the best plays I’ve seen this season.” —New York Observer. “…exhilaratingly toxic…spectacular tension and real danger.” —Entertainment Weekly. “…blistering, blackly funny and creepy…The play offers two terrifically meaty roles.” —New York Daily News. “…viciously funny…[In] Halley Feiffer’s brutally effective I’M GONNA PRAY FOR YOU SO HARD…David and Ella are figures of alternating fear and pity: artistic arsonists stranded by their bridge-burning fire of ambition…Feiffer takes a tough look at the forces that can bring us to our knees."
— Time Out New York