Reviews for A Prayer for My Daughter are ... well ... fantastic!

The play is Thomas Babe’s 1977 drama “A Prayer for My Daughter,” and it is being given a haunting production by the Crown City Theatre Company in North Hollywood. An intense four-man character study, the play deals with issues of manhood, trust, desire, resignation, and above all, the profoundly complex relationship between fathers and daughters. ... What the audience is left with ... is the powerful drama, laced with occasional laugh-out-loud humor, and the dynamic performances of four remarkable actors directed impeccably by Albert Alarr.

- Cynthia Citron, L.A. Examiner

First performed at the Public Theater in 1978, this revival of Thomas Babe’s gritty interrogation drama is masterfully orchestrated by director Albert Alarr, whose fluid blocking and brutally realistic fight choreography make full use of Sarah Krainin’s impeccably authentic set. The entire ensemble shines, showcasing both the humor and the suffocating pain of a text that poignantly explores “the light” and “the dark” sides of our natures.

- Mayank Keshaviah – LA Weekly

The four actors deliver astoundingly raw and full-out performances.... Delasante derisively sings “You Are My Sunshine” at various points throughout the play, and that song along with a token prayer at play’s end cast a heavy cloud over our continually failing sense of duty to our fellow man and even worse to ourselves. We tend to take it all for granted, so Babe’s prophetic play is a brutally realistic reminder.

- Don Grigware – BroadwayWorld

A gritty, “cutting edge,” explosive and shocking look at New York’s mean streets in July of 1977, this is a disturbingly dynamic play… (not for the easily offended). A violent and depressing period in NYC, then facing bankruptcy, and just before the major blackout that sent rioters and looters running wild… the lunatics were coming out of the woodwork. “Son of Sam” serial killer David Berkowitz was still on the loose and peoples’ faith in the American dream was shattered. Written with gut wrenchingly crude reality by Thomas Babe, the societal horrors at hand and four riveting volatile performances had us glued to our seats throughout!

- Pat Taylor – Tolucan Times