Should you have Doubt in September?
The Alley Theatre is now playing Doubt, a Parable by John Patrick Shanley, and the winner of last season’s Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play. Directed by James Black, it began playing on the Hubbard Stage on August 31 and runs through September 23, 2007. Set in 1964 in a Catholic school, the play centers on a nun’s suspicions of the actions of a priest towards a young scholarship student. Her suspicions are not the main question of the play; instead, the focus is on moral ambiguity—what she ought to do about her suspicions: voice them? Or remain silent? Protect the students, regardless, and with no proof, at the possible expense of an innocent man? Or not?
The play leaves the question in the hands of the audience.
What do you think your answer would be?
Doubt: A Parable, John Patrick Shanley
November 12th, 2008 at 4:36 pm
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