Doubt at Writer's Center

In his theatrical masterpiece, Doubt, John Patrick Shanley beings out the nailbiting suspense and psychological drama lurking within the sheltered walls of a Bronx Catholic school in 1964. This Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play portrays the battle of wills between a strict headmistress and a popular, progressive new priest. Threatened by the priest's charisma and unorthodox ways, the headmistress develops a suspicion that the priest is sexually abusing a student. At first she barrels ahead in her accusations, believing in her own assumptions completely. But as she questions an idealistic young nun and the mother of the alleged victim, the cracks in her resolve appear and her doubts begin to show. This powerful play presents deep questions about the nature of faith, certainty and doubt that will provide food for thought well after the curtain descends.