NCTC Presents DOUBT, A PARABLE Previews 1/22-29/2010
NCTC Pride Season 15 presents Doubt, A Parable by John Patrick Shanley and directed by Ben Randle. The show previews January 22 - 29 opens January 30th (Press Night is Friday, January 29th) and runs through February 28, 2010: Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm. All performances will take place at The New Conservatory Theatre Center (Walker Theatre), located at 25 Van Ness Ave. near Market St. in San Francisco, 94102. Tickets range from $22 - $40 and are available at the NCTC Box Office (415) 861 8972, or online at www.nctcsf.org.
ABOUT THE SHOW
Sister Aloysius, principal of a Catholic school in the Bronx in 1964, takes matters into her own hands when she suspects the young Father Flynn of improper relations with one of the male students.
John Patrick Shanley's film credits include the screenplay for the 1987 comedy Moonstruck (Academy Award, and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay); writing and directing the cult classic Joe Versus the Volcano, starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan; and directing Doubt the Miramax film adaptation of Shanley's play, starring Meryl Streep, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, and Viola Davis, who were nominated for Oscars at the 2009 ceremonies. Shanley's plays include: Psychopathia Sexualis (1998), Cellini (2001), Dirty Story (2003), Doubt, A Parable (2004), and Defiance (2005). For Doubt, A Parable, Shanley won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play, the Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play, the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and the Tony Award for Best Play (2005).
CAST: Roselyn Hallett, Scarlett Hepworth, Andrew Nance, Pamela Smith
For or high-resolution photographs (available Dec 30), and printable PDF releases, please visit
http://www.nctcsf.org/press_room.htm or contact Anne McMurrey at mcmurrey@nctcsf.org
CALENDAR LISTING: THEATRE
SHOW: New Conservatory Theatre Center presents Doubt, A Parable by John Patrick Shanley and Directed by Ben Randle.
WHEN: The show previews January 22 - 29 opens January 30th (Press Night is Friday, January 29th) and runs through February 28, 2010: Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm.
WHERE: New Conservatory Theatre Center (Walker Theatre) located at 25 Van Ness Ave. at Market St. in San Francisco, 94102.
TICKETS: Tickets range from $22 - $40 and are available at the NCTC Box Office (415) 861 8972, or online at www.nctcsf.org.
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