Prayer for the French Republic at Segal Centre for Performing Arts

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A new dark comedy from the writer of the smash hit Bad Jews! 

In this latest play from multi-award-winning playwright Joshua Harmon, a Jewish couple in 1944 Paris faces the impact of the Holocaust. More than 70 years later, their great-grandchildren find themselves facing the same question as their ancestors: "Are we safe?"

Rife with Harmon’s signature biting dialogue and cutting wit, Prayer for the French Republic won the 2022 Drama Desk Award for Best Play and is a sweeping look at history, home, and the effects of an ancient hatred. 

(offered with French surtitles throughout the run)

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Winner! Three 2022 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Play

Winner! 2022 Outer Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Off-Broadway Play

“. Brave, articulate, moving and necessary new play.” – New York Stage Review

“Ambitious and maddening, thought-provoking and schematic.’’ – The New York Times

“Such a richly dense and emotionally engaging piece of drama.” – New York Theatre Guide

Authors

• Joshua Harmon