Doubt

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John Patrick Shanley

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Theatre Communication Grp
01 September 2005

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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.

By: John Patrick Shanley
Imprint: Theatre Communication Grp
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 226mm, Width: 136mm, Spine: 5mm
Weight: 112g
ISBN: 9781559362764
ISBN 10: 1559362766
Pages: 120
Publication Date: 01 September 2005
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for Doubt

'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