The Prodigal (Richardson)
Jack Richardson
Prodigal Son
by John Patrick Shanley
Off-Broadway
Highlights
90 mins Present Day Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes American
Awards & Recognition
Drama League Award Lucille Lortel Award
Winner! 2016 Lucille Lortel Award Nominee: 2016 Drama League Award
Synopsis
A 17-year-old boy from the Bronx suddenly finds himself in a private school in New Hampshire.
He’s violent, gifted, alienated, and on fire with a ferocious loneliness.
Two faculty members wrestle with the dilemma: Is the kid a star or a disaster?
A passionate, explosive portrait of a young man on the verge of salvation or destruction.
Press Reviews
"Savvy and often moving…a return to form for John Patrick Shanley…In monologue and dialogue, Shanley communicates Jim’s vast confidence and vaster insecurity, the workings of his creative mind and the fumblings of his wounded heart."
— The Guardian (US)
"A keen, passionate portrait of the author as a poetry-spouting romantic punk torn between literary dreams and his roots in the Bronx…Prodigal Son is pure, splendid Shanley: shaggily idealistic and always scratching a philosophical itch underneath jokes and banter."
— Time Out New York
"Prodigal Son is a heart-sore portrait of adolescent turmoil that bears the stamp of hard-earned truth on every scene…[it’s] the best thing that Mr. Shanley has given us since Doubt. You can’t get much better than that."
— The Wall Street Journal
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| Carl Schmitt |
| Alan Hoffman |
| Austin |
| Louise Schmitt |
| Jim Quinn |
Videos
Prodigal Son – Manhattan Theatre Club Highlights
Publication
Publisher Dramatists Play Service
Year 2016
Pages 55
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822235118
ISBN-10 0822235110
Prodigal Son is a American play written by John Patrick Shanley and published by Dramatists Play Service (2016).
Digital editions available on Amazon Kindle .
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