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John Patrick Shanley

Shanley is an American playwright, screenwriter, and director. He won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film Moonstruck.

Birth Place: Bronx, NY, USA

BIO

Shanley is an American playwright, screenwriter, and director. He won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film Moonstruck. His play, Doubt: A Parable, won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2005 Tony Award for Best Play; he wrote and directed the film adaptation and earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

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[Off-Broadway, 2026]
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[Off-Broadway, 2026]
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[Off-Broadway, 2025]
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[Off-Broadway, 2024]
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[Off-Broadway, 2017]
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[Off-Broadway, 2015]
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[Off-Broadway, 2012]
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[Off-Broadway, 2008]
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[Off-Broadway, 2008]
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[Off-Broadway, 2001]
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[Off-Broadway, 2001]
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[Off-Broadway, 1993]
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[Off-Broadway, 1993]
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[Off-Broadway, 1991]
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[Off-Broadway, 1990]
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Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Play

John Patrick Shanley, Outside Mullingar

Tony Awards - 2014 - Best Play

John Patrick Shanley, Outside Mullingar


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The Lortels - 2006 - Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee

John Patrick Shanley


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BroadwayWorld Awards - 2005 - Best Play

John Patrick Shanley, Doubt


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Drama Desk Awards - 2005 - Outstanding New Play

John Patrick Shanley, Doubt


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New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 2005 - Best Play

John Patrick Shanley, Doubt


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The Pulitzer Prize - 2005 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

John Patrick Shanley, Doubt


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Tony Awards - 2005 - Best Play

John Patrick Shanley, Doubt


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The Pulitzer Prize - 1954 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

John Patrick, The Teahouse of the August Moon


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Tony Awards - 1954 - Best Play

John Patrick, The Teahouse of the August Moon

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News

Exclusive: How a Professional Production Is Traveling to Living Rooms Across New York City
by Michael Gioia - Oct 22, 2026

Don’t feel like leaving home to go to the theater? Present Company exclusively tells BroadwayWorld how they bring a fully staged professional production to you.
Jason Ritter, Jimmi Simpson, and More to Perform in STORIES THAT HEAL Benefit
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 21, 2026

Ali MacLean and Monumental Artists will present a one-night benefit featuring scenes and monologues by acclaimed writers including John Patrick Shanley and Brian Yorkey, with performers including Jason Ritter and Jimmi Simpson.
WRITERS & ACTORS AT THE BARRYMORE to Present New Works in Fort Lee
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 19, 2026

Black Box Studios will present staged readings of unpublished scenes by Craig Lucas, Neil LaBute, Daniel Handler, and other writers, performed by Broadway and television actors at The Barrymore Film Center & Museum in Fort Lee.
John Patrick Shanley's MOUNTAIN GIRL to Have World Premiere Off-Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 15, 2026

Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award, and Academy Award-winning playwright John Patrick Shanley, whose works include Doubt: A Parable and Moonstruck, will return Off-Broadway with the world premiere of Mountain Girl.
Lineup Set For WOMEN+ ON THE EDGE OF DEMOCRACY World Premiere at the Flynn
by Stephi Wild - Oct 15, 2026

The Flynn Center will present an all-day world premiere of over 30 commissioned plays and monologues exploring democracy in America, featuring acclaimed actors and directors.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld October 13, 2026- A FEW GOOD MEN Begins Performances at Lincoln Center and More
by - Oct 13, 2026

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is October 13, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Black Box Studios to Launch 18th Season in Northern NJ
by Rachel Stone - Oct 11, 2026

Black Box Studios announces its 18th season with professional theater productions and performing arts education programs at Debonair Music Hall in Teaneck, alongside partnerships with local schools.
PSYCHOPATHIA SEXUALIS Cast Announced for Present Company's Inaugural Season
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 7, 2026

Present Company has announced the cast for its inaugural fall production of John Patrick Shanley's relationship comedy PSYCHOPATHIA SEXUALIS, available to book for private performances in New York City homes and gathering spaces.
Phil Lord and Chris Miller to Headline State of the Story Conference in NYC
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 2, 2026

Storytelling360 will present a keynote conversation with Phil Lord and Chris Miller at its State of the Story Conference at the Directors Guild Theater.
THE DANCE OF DEATH to Run Through October at LTV Studios
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 1, 2026

'The Dance of Death,' Conor McPherson's adaptation of the two plays first published in 1900-1901 by the Swedish writer August Strindberg, will be presented at LTV Studios.
PELHAM FRINGE Festival to Debut at The Picture House With New Plays
by Rachel Stone - Sep 5, 2026

The inaugural Pelham Fringe Festival will present five original 10-minute plays alongside live cabaret-style music, with food and drinks included, at The Picture House in Pelham, New York.
ANNIE & More Lead Atlanta's September 2026 Top Theatre Shows
by Team BWW - Sep 3, 2026

Atlanta is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for September 2026 include Annie and more.
Photos: GARY LUCAS & GODS AND MONSTERS, ULTRABLUE & STIX BONES to Play Debonair Music Hall
by Rachel Stone - Aug 27, 2026

Black Box Studios will present two September concerts at Debonair Music Hall in Teaneck, NJ, featuring guitarist Gary Lucas with GODS AND MONSTERS, plus jazz acts ULTRABLUE and STIX BONES.
OUTSIDE MULLINGAR To Be Performed At Sierra Madre Playhouse
by Marissa Faith Curley - Aug 25, 2026

Sierra Madre Playhouse in conjunction with The 6th Act is set to present Outside Mullingar by Tony, Pulitzer Prize and Academy Award–winning writer John Patrick Shanley (Doubt, Moonstruck) for 16 performances.
John Patrick Shanley to be Honored With 2026 Monte Cristo Award by Eugene O’Neill Theater Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 20, 2026

The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center will present its 2026 Monte Cristo Award to Tony, Pulitzer, and Academy Award-winning playwright and O’Neill alumnus John Patrick Shanley at a gala celebration.
John Patrick Shanley's PSYCHOPATHIA SEXUALIS to Launch Present Company's Private Home Theater Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 17, 2026

Present Company, a new New York City theater company bringing professionally produced plays into private spaces, is launching its inaugural season this fall with John Patrick Shanley's Psychopathia Sexualis.
#ONEINNOCENTWOMAN to Open at Dream Up Festival at Theater For The New City
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 10, 2026

A new play by Matt Okin, featuring five actors portraying more than 40 characters, will run in the Johnson Theater as part of the Dream Up Festival in New York City.
Madison Lintz to Join Mimi Rogers in DOUBT: A PARABLE at Ensemble Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 3, 2026

Madison Lintz reunites with her "Bosch" co-star Mimi Rogers as Sister James in Ensemble Theatre Company's Doubt: A Parable, running April 2027 in Santa Barbara.
Mimi Rogers to Star in in DOUBT: A PARABLE at Ensemble Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 30, 2026

Mimi Rogers will star as Sister Aloysius Beauvier in John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award–winning drama Doubt: A Parable, directed by Beejan Land playing as part of Ensemble Theatre Company's upcoming season.
CHAIN SUMMER ONE-ACT FESTIVAL to Return to Chain Theatre With 80+ Plays
by Stephi Wild - Jun 16, 2026

Chain Theatre announced the lineup for its 2026 Chain Summer One-Act Festival, featuring over 80 one-act plays in live performance at 312 West 36th Street, with livestream options and Artist Talkbacks available for select performances.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has John Patrick Shanley written?

John Patrick Shanley has written 21 shows including Danny and the Deep Blue Sea (Playwright), Women of Manhattan (Playwright), the dreamer examines his pillow (Playwright), Italian American Reconciliation (Playwright), The Big Funk (Playwright), Beggars in a House of Plenty (Playwright), Four Dogs and a Bone (Playwright), Missing/Kissing: Missing Marisa/Kissing Christine (Playwright), Psychopathia Sexualis (Playwright), Cellini (Playwright), Where's My Money? (Author), Sailor's Song (Playwright), Doubt (Playwright), Doubt (Playwright), Defiance (Playwright), Romantic Poetry (Bookwriter), Storefront Church (Playwright), Outside Mullingar (Playwright), Prodigal Son (Author), Brooklyn Laundry (Playwright), The Pushover (Writer).

What awards has John Patrick Shanley been nominated for?

Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Outside Mullingar, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Outside Mullingar, Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee (The Lortels), Best Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Doubt, Outstanding New Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Doubt, Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Doubt, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for Doubt, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Doubt, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for The Teahouse of the August Moon and Best Play (Tony Awards) for The Teahouse of the August Moon.

What awards has John Patrick Shanley won?

John Patrick Shanley has received several prestigious awards, including: - Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee (The Lortels) - Best Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Doubt - Outstanding New Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Doubt - Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Doubt - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Doubt - Best Play (Tony Awards) for Doubt - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama for The Teahouse of the August Moon - Best Play (Tony Awards) for The Teahouse of the August Moon.

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