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Doubt, A Parable is a dramatic stage play written by American playwright John Patrick Shanley. Originally staged off-Broadway at the Manhattan Theatre Club on November 23, 2004, the production transferred to the Walter Kerr Theatre on Broadway in March 2005 and closed on July 2, 2006 after 525 performances and 25 previews.
- John Patrick Shanley
- 2004
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Doubt: A Parable is a 2005 play by John Patrick Shanley that analyzes an instance of doubt and suspicion in a Catholic school in the Bronx in the 1960s. In nine scenes, the play tells the story of principal Sister Aloysius’s suspicions about an inappropriate relationship between a priest, Father Flynn, and a young male student.
Dec 25, 2008 · Doubt: Directed by John Patrick Shanley. With Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Viola Davis. A Catholic school principal questions a priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student.
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- John Patrick Shanley
- 2008-12-25
In 2008, John Patrick Shanley adapted and directed Doubt, turning it into a movie starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, and Viola Davis. Inspiration. John Patrick Shanley based the character of Sister James on Margaret McEntee, who was his teacher in Catholic school.
As Father Flynn says, " Doubt can be a bond as powerful and sustaining as certainty. ” In stunning prose, John Patrick Shanley delves into the murky shadows of moral certainty, his characters always balancing on the thin line between truth and consequences.
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Apr 26, 2005 · Doubt, A Parable is a 2004 play by John Patrick Shanley. The play won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play. The play was turned into an Academy Award-nominated film starring Philip Seymour Hoffman as Father Flynn and Meryl Streep as Sister Aloysius.
