Prayer for the French Republic

Huntington Theatre
264 Huntington Ave Boston

It's 2016 Paris. The Salomon family has worked hard to make Paris into a warm and wonderful home after settling down in the turbulent 1940s. But when their son comes home beaten up because he was wearing a yarmulke, they are forced to question their safety and sense of belonging in the city they love. Artistic Director Loretta Greco directs Joshua Harmon's major new American play, having originally produced a workshop of it at the Magic Theatre prior to its New York debut in 2022.

Thru - Oct 8, 2023

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The Boston Globe - Highly Recommended

"...Wonderfully acted by an 11-member cast under the pitch-perfect direction of Loretta Greco, “Prayer for the French Republic” explores antisemitism, Jewish identity, and the unhealed wounds of history through the prism of a Parisian family’s experiences in two time periods: 1944-1946, during and just after World War II and the Holocaust; and 2016-2017, when hate crimes and general hostility toward Jews seem to be on the rise in Paris and beyond."

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- Don Aucoin

Prayer for the French Republic at Huntington Theatre