Birmingham Village Players to Present DOUBT, A PARABLE

The Village Players of Birmingham continues with their 2016-2017 season as they perform the gripping drama Doubt, a Parable.

In 1964, at St. Nicholas Church in the Bronx, a charismatic priest, Father Flynn (Andrew Catterall from Troy), is trying to upend the school's strict customs. Change is sweeping through the community, much to the chagrin of rigid principal Sister Aloysius (Joyce McGookey from Royal Oak), who questions the priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student. Doubt teaches us that while it is human nature to judge, far too often our personal bias and convictions cloud our judgement. Adapted into a motion picture starring Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Meryl Streep, Doubt will leave the audience with more questions than answers.

Doubt is directed by long time Village Players member John Unruh. John says this about Doubt, a Parable; "This thought provoking drama leaves many questions, both to the characters onstage and to the audience, leaving them with uncertainty in the midst of tumultuous changes in the Catholic Church." Doubt is also called a parable; "Just as Jesus` parables to his disciples left them with questions, so too, this parable will raise a question or two in the minds of the audience. But more importantly, they will hopefully leave the theater with reinforced, recognizable truths ... or certainties."

The Cast of Doubt, a Parable:

Joyce McGookey (Royal Oak) - Sister Aloysius

Andrew Catterall (Troy) - Father Flynn

Erica Shubin (Ypsilanti) - Sister James

Shondra Tipler (Detroit) - Mrs. Muller

John Unruh (Rochester) - Director

This one act drama runs approximately 90 minutes with NO intermission.

Show Dates January 20, 21, 27, & 28 8:00 PM / January 22 & 29 - 2:00 PM

Ticket Prices - $19.00 which includes a $1 Facilities Improvement Fee (FIP) for each ticket purchased and a $1 processing fee for each ticket order. Birmingham Village Players is located at 34660 Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009. To order tickets call the box office at (248) 644-2075 or order online via the website www.birminghamvillageplayers.com.

The Village Players of Birmingham, a 501 (c)3 nonprofit community theater celebrating its 94th season, presents high quality dramatic, comedic, and musical productions. All community members are invited to participate on stage, backstage or as an audience member in the theater's main stage, youth theater, and Playwrights at Work productions and programs. The Village Players has been entertaining the community from its location at 34660 Woodward Avenue in Birmingham since 1926.