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Doubt

A Parable

Author: John Patrick Shanley  

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A Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about stubborn moral certainty in the face of a lack of firm evidence. This drama is set in a Bronx Catholic school in 1964, where a strong-minded woman wrestles with her conscience in the face of 'concerns' about one of the teaching fathers.

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  • Ads in American Theatre magazine Author book signings Previews begin March 9 on Broadway and opens March 31

A Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about stubborn moral certainty in the face of a lack of firm evidence. This drama is set in a Bronx Catholic school in 1964, where a strong-minded woman wrestles with her conscience in the face of 'concerns' about one of the teaching fathers.

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Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

"A superb new drama written by John Patrick Shanley. It is an inspired study in moral uncertainty with the compellingly certain structure of an old-fashioned detective drama. Even as Doubt holds your conscious attention as an intelligently measured debate play, it sends off stealth charges that go deeper emotionally. One of the year's ten best."—Ben Brantley, The New York Times

"[The] #1 show of the year. How splendid it feels to be trusted with such passionate, exquisite ambiguity unlike anything we have seen from this prolific playwright so far. Blunt yet subtle, manipulative but full of empathy for all sides, the play is set in 1964 but could not be more timely. Doubt is a lean, potent drama . . . passionate, exquisite, important, and engrossing."—Linda Winer, Newsday

Chosen as the best play of the year by over 10 newspapers and magazines, Doubt is set in a Bronx Catholic school in 1964, where a strong-minded woman wrestles with conscience and uncertainty as she is faced with concerns about one of her male colleagues. This new play by John Patrick Shanley—the Bronx-born-and-bred playwright and Academy Award-winning author of Moonstruck—dramatizes issues straight from today's headlines within a world re-created with knowing detail and a judicious eye.

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Awards

Winner of Pulitzer Prize (Drama/Theater) 2005

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Critic Reviews

“"A superb new drama written by John Patrick Shanley. It is an inspired study in moral uncertainty with the compellingly certain structure of an old-fashioned detective drama. Even as Doubt holds your conscious attention as an intelligently measured debate play, it sends off stealth charges that go deeper emotionally. One of the year's ten best."”

"'A superb new drama... an inspired study in moral uncertainty within the compellingly certain structure of an old-fashioned detective drama. Even as Doubt holds your attention as an intelligently measured debate play, it sends off stealth charges that go deeper emotionally' New York Times 'How splendid it feels to be trusted with such passionate, exquisite ambiguity... Blunt, yet subtle, manipulative but full of empathy for all sides, the play is set in 1964 but could not be more timely' Newsday"

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About the Author

John Patrick Shanley is best-known for his Oscar-winning screenplay for Moonstruck. He has also written numerous plays for theatre and TV. Coming from an Irish family, he was born and bred in the Bronx, where Doubt is set.

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Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. "A superb new drama written by John Patrick Shanley. It is an inspired study in moral uncertainty with the compellingly certain structure of an old-fashioned detective drama. Even as Doubt holds your conscious attention as an intelligently measured debate play, it sends off stealth charges that go deeper emotionally. One of the year's ten best."--Ben Brantley, The New York Times "[The] #1 show of the year. How splendid it feels to be trusted with such passionate, exquisite ambiguity unlike anything we have seen from this prolific playwright so far. Blunt yet subtle, manipulative but full of empathy for all sides, the play is set in 1964 but could not be more timely. Doubt is a lean, potent drama . . . passionate, exquisite, important, and engrossing."--Linda Winer, Newsday Chosen as the best play of the year by over 10 newspapers and magazines, Doubt is set in a Bronx Catholic school in 1964, where a strong-minded woman wrestles with conscience and uncertainty as she is faced with concerns about one of her male colleagues. This new play by John Patrick Shanley--the Bronx-born-and-bred playwright and Academy Award-winning author of Moonstruck --dramatizes issues straight from today's headlines within a world re-created with knowing detail and a judicious eye.

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Product Details

Publisher
Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.
Published
15th September 2005
Pages
120
ISBN
9781559362764

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