Q: What is Doubt about?

A: Doubt takes place at St. Nicholas, a Catholic church and school in the Bronx in 1964. Sister Aloysius, the school principal, suspects the young, charismatic Father Flynn of improper relations with one of the male students. Convinced that the priest will be blindly protected by the church hierarchy, Sister Aloysius sets out to take him down herself. The play examines the line between gossip and truth, discipline and compassion, certainty and doubt.

Q: Is Doubt a musical?

A: No, it is a dramatic play.

Q: What is the running time of the play and is there an intermission?

A: Doubt runs 90 minutes long with no intermission.

Q: What is the recommended age for Doubt?

A: Although there is no crude language or imagery in the play, Doubt concerns adult issues and is intended for audiences 13 years and older.

Q: Is Doubt still on Broadway?

A: No. Doubt opened on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre in March of 2005 and closed July 2, 2006.

Q: Has the show won any awards?

A: Yes. Doubt has been honored with the 2005 Tony Award for Best Play and the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, as well as the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Drama League, Lortel and Obie Awards for Best Play.

Q: What do the critics have to say?

A: "Doubt is remarkable. One woman's monumental certainty shines as harshly as a naked light bulb amid the shadows in John Patrick Shanley's tight, absorbing and expertly acted new drama. Even as Doubt holds your attention as an intelligently measured debate play, it sends off emotional stealth charges that go deeper." -Ben Brantley, The New York Times

"Eloquent and provocative. A gripping mystery. Tightly written, elegantly directed and beautifully acted. If you haven't seen Doubt yet, see it. And if you have, see it again." -Adam Feldman, Time Out New York

"A terrific, marvelous new play. Astonishing theatricality. A tough, timely story, rich in character, language and ideas." -Mike Kuchwara, Associated Press