Sons of the Prophet

About the show

Brothers Joseph Douaihy (29 years old) and Charles Douaihy (18 years old), who live in a run-down area of Nazareth, Pennsylvania, are left alone after their father dies of a heart attack two weeks after a car accident. That accident was caused by a prank by the local football star, Vin, who is sent to a juvenile detention center as punishment. Their family has emigrated from Lebanon and is distantly related to Kahlil Gibran. The brothers are forced to not only take care of themselves but care for their aging uncle, Bill. Joseph, who has mysterious pains, goes to work for Gloria, a book-packager, to get health insurance. Gloria tries to convince Joseph to write a book about his family, thinking this will return her to success in the publishing world. Joseph, who is gay, starts a romance with a reporter named Timothy. The play ends at Vin's trial which is reported on by Timothy. The Douaihy family has chosen to not try to stop Vin from playing football. Which is followed by Vin’s apology and him reciting Gibran’s Prayer to Saint Rafka. The court goes into recess and Timothy asks for photos from the family, where he is then lambasted by Joseph for trying to exploit them. An open mic portion begins and Gloria unexpectedly appears giving an emotional speech empathizing with the Douahiy family, and saying she feels as if she was a part of their family. Gloria then asks Joseph to drive her home in which she yells “Take a fucking taxi!” at her. A video of Joseph yelling at Gloria then goes viral leading to Gloria securing a book deal. The play uses the device of projections with "a title inspired by the chapter headings in Gibran’s The Prophet."