Prayer for the French Republic
by Joshua Harmon

Name: Prayer for the French Republic
Brand: Joshua Harmon
SKU: 9780573711145
Rating: 4.1 (10 reviews)

Prayer for the French Republic Book Cover — Prayer for the French Republic Cover

Highlights

Female

Male

120 mins Present Day Ensemble Cast Unit Set/Multiple Settings

Awards & Recognition

Drama Desk Award Outer Critics Circle Tony Award

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	Gender	Age	Description
MARCELLE SALOMON BENHAMOU 50s	—	50s	50s
CHARLES BENHAMOU 50s, Marcelle’s husband	male	50s	50s, Marcelle’s husband
ELODIE BENHAMOU 28, their daughter	female	—	28, their daughter
DANIEL BENHAMOU 26, their son	male	—	26, their son
PATRICK SALOMON 50s, Marcelle’s brother	male	50s	50s, Marcelle’s brother
MOLLY 20, a distant American cousin	—	20	20, a distant American cousin
PIERRE SALOMON 80s, Marcelle & Patrick’s father	male	80s	80s, Marcelle & Patrick’s father
IRMA SALOMON 70s, Pierre’s grandmother	—	70s	70s, Pierre’s grandmother
ASOLPHE SALOMON 70s, Pierre’s grandfather	—	70s	70s, Pierre’s grandfather
LUCIEN SALOMON 40s, Pierre’s father	male	40s	40s, Pierre’s father
YOUNG PIERRE SALOMON at age 15	—	—	at age 15