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SONS OF THE PROPHET by Stephen Karam

Presented by Huntington Theatre Company at Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

April 1-May 1, 2011

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Brothers Joseph and Charles Douaihy are young, gay, and having a hell of a year. Their father has died and their uncle is losing it – putting the brothers' once unbreakable sense of humor to the test. Stephen Karam, "the playwright of the Facebook generation" and author of the Off Broadway smash hit Speech & Debate turns the Douaihy family's epic woes into brutally funny comedy.

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"Stephen Karam comes through as a writer whose voice is clear, and laugh-out-loud funny." —

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Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA

527 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02116

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Admission Info:

$25-$89, $25 "35 Below" tickets for patrons 35 years and younger (valid I.D. required), $5 senior and military discounts, $10 Subscriber and B.U. Community discounts, $20 back row of the balcony (limited availability), $15 student rush seats (available two hours before curtain time for each performance)

General Day and Time Info:

Fri. 4/1 @ 8pm Sat. 4/2 @ 8pm Sun. 4/3 @ 7pm Tues. 4/5 @ 7:30pm Wed. 4/6 @ 7pm - Opening Night Thurs. 4/7* @ 7:30pm Fri. 4/8 @ 8pm Sat. 4/9 @ 2pm & 8pm Sun. 4/10* @ 2pm Tues. 4/12 @ 7:30pm Wed. 4/13 @ 7:30pm Thurs. 4/14 @ 7:30pm Fri. 4/15 @ 8pm Sat. 4/16 @ 2pm & 8pm Sun. 4/17 @ 2pm & 7pm Tues. 4/19 @ 7:30pm Wed. 4/20 @ 2pm & 7:30pm Thurs. 4/21* @ 7:30pm Fri. 4/22 @ 8pm Sat. 4/23 @ 2pm & 8pm Sun. 4/24 @ 2pm Tues. 4/26 @ 7:30pm Wed. 4/27* @ 2pm & 7:30pm Thurs. 4/28 @ 7:30pm Fri. 4/29 @ 8pm Sat. 4/30 @ 2pm & 8pm Sun. 5/1 @ 2pm. *Related Special Event - FREE with the purchase of a ticket to any performance: Thurs. 4/7 - Out & About Club: G.L.B.T. audience members are invited to a post-show party at the theatre. Sun. 4/10 - Humanities Forum: A lively post-performance session on the historical and literary context of the show. Thurs. 4/21 & Wed. 4/27 - Actors Forum: Participating members of the cast take questions after the performance.

Phone: 617 266-0800

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Event Name: SONS OF THE PROPHET by Stephen Karam
"Much about nothing"
Review posted by: Scott from Boston, MA, Apr 25, 2011

I give the cast credit: they really tried ... but they had nothing to work with. This is a play about nothing, that goes no where, and leaves you feeling flat. So what if the kids are gay ... how... Expand

I give the cast credit: they really tried ... but they had nothing to work with. This is a play about nothing, that goes no where, and leaves you feeling flat. So what if the kids are gay ... how does that become a meaningful element? (It doesn't). And much is made, in fact the entire 'drama', centers around the fact that [SPOILER] the father was in a car accident ... but he doesn't die from the car accident. So, all of that is very distracting ... but distracting from what? In the end, the story is too shallow to carry any major themes. And the comedy ... well, more like vaudeville than real, talented comedy. Collapse
Event Name: SONS OF THE PROPHET by Stephen Karam
"First Rate Play/First Rate Cast"
Review posted by: Melinda from Cambridge, MA, Apr 14, 2011

Engaging, funny, moving, and with a terrific cast...who could ask for more.

Engaging, funny, moving, and with a terrific cast...who could ask for more.