Doubt: A Parable
2004 play by John Patrick Shanley / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. The play won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play.[1]
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Written by | John Patrick Shanley |
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Date premiered | November 23, 2004 |
Place premiered | Manhattan Theatre Club New York City, New York |
Original language | English |
Subject | A nun suspects a priest of molesting an altar boy |
Genre | Drama |
Setting | A Catholic school in the Bronx. Autumn 1964. |
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In 2008, the play was adapted as a feature film titled Doubt. It starred Meryl Streep as Sister Aloysius and Philip Seymour Hoffman as Father Flynn and was nominated for several Academy Awards.