Normal Ave presents a new staging of Stephen Karam's 2012 drama, a compassionate comedy about human suffering.
"Sons of the Prophet," a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for drama, brings the audience into the lives of Joseph and Charles Douaihy. If to live is to suffer, then Joseph Douaihy is more alive than most. With unexplained chronic pain and the fate of his reeling family on his shoulders, Joseph's health, sanity, and insurance premium are on the line.
See it if a play popular from several years ago, overpraised and overrated but amusing, witty, occasionally touching, and never boring nonetheless.
Don't see it if you want to support a new (three-years-old or so) worthy theater company and pass two hours pleasantly ..
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