The 2018 winner of the Yale Drama Series competition is a riveting exploration of family and death Set in Kentucky, this compelling drama centers around a Japanese-American family reunited as their matriarch
undergoes cancer treatment. The father, James, is a recovering alcoholic seeking redemption, and the two
daughters are struggling to overcome their differences--Sophie is an ardent born-again Christian, while Hiro
lives a single's life in New York City. John, an old high school classmate of Hiro's who is now a single dad, worries about leaving a legacy for his son. Wry and bittersweet, God Said This vividly captures the complexities of a familial reconciliation in the throes of crisis and looks deeply at the meaning of family--Japanese, Southern, and otherwise. This is the first Yale Drama Series winner chosen by Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar, who
describes the play as conveying "a deeply felt sense of the universal--of the perfection of our parents' flawed
love for each other and for us; for the ways in which the approach of death can order the meaning of a human life."
undergoes cancer treatment. The father, James, is a recovering alcoholic seeking redemption, and the two
daughters are struggling to overcome their differences--Sophie is an ardent born-again Christian, while Hiro
lives a single's life in New York City. John, an old high school classmate of Hiro's who is now a single dad, worries about leaving a legacy for his son. Wry and bittersweet, God Said This vividly captures the complexities of a familial reconciliation in the throes of crisis and looks deeply at the meaning of family--Japanese, Southern, and otherwise. This is the first Yale Drama Series winner chosen by Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar, who
describes the play as conveying "a deeply felt sense of the universal--of the perfection of our parents' flawed
love for each other and for us; for the ways in which the approach of death can order the meaning of a human life."
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0300243634
ISBN13:9780300243635
Release Date:August 2019
Publisher:Yale University Press
Length:112 Pages
Weight:0.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 5.3" x 8.9"
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