by John Patrick Shanley
directed by Mary Hausch

John Patrick Shanley, the author of 2005 Pulitzer- and Tony-winner Doubt has written a stunning new play intertwining ethical dilemmas about race, sexual fidelity and the cost of doing the right thing. On a North Carolina marine base in 1971, a young black Captain is promoted in order to ease the camp’s growing racial tensions. Soon, Captain and his superior officer are caught in a riveting web of moral issues that set the stage on fire. Shanley has crafted another timely play exploring issues of power and morality within a hallowed institution. Defiance is a gripping drama that pushes viewers to the edge of their seats and keeps them thinking long after the show is over.

"Thrilling. A lean, powerful fist of a play. With rare compassion, rigor and craft, Shanley again makes a frontal attack on a subject we think we know too well, and proves otherwise." —NY Newsday