NAPLES, FL - No lack of questions in “Doubt, a parable,” to be performed by The Naples Players February 1 – 25, 2012. Doubt, a parable pits Sister Aloysius Beauvier against Father Flynn as she attempts to protect the students of St. Anthony’s Catholic school from happenings that may or may not be what they appear. Or, does Sister Aloysius have another agenda? You decide in The Naples Players presentation of Doubt, a parable, to be performed in the Tobye Studio of Sugden Community Theatre February 1 - 25 , 2012.
Set in 1964 in the Bronx, Doubt, a parable, originally written by John Patrick Shanley, centers around a priest and his colleague, Sister Aloysius, as she suspects him of wrongdoing with their school’s first African American student. Sister Aloysius faces a grave decision: openly accuse a higher-up without firm evidence, or bury her suspicions and leave room for doubt. Doubt offers a tough and timely examination of the line between gossip and truth, justice and compassion, certainty and doubt.
The play is directed by John McKerrow. The cast includes Dan Lamey as Father Flynn. Lamey is the Assistant Pastor at First Congregational Church in Naples and this past fall was cast as Sherriff Vallon in Showboat and performed several roles in an earlier production of Chess.
Megan McCombs appears as Sister Aloysius. McCombs first appeared with TNP as Eleanor in Lion in Winter, followed by Fraulein Schneider in Cabaret and Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest. She has acted/directed in New York City and across the country and has taught theatre at Sarah Lawrence College and Hilton Head Prep. She is currently the KidzAct Director for TNP.
Devan McGaughey, as Sister James, has previously performed the roles of the Baker’s wife in Into the Woods, Elvira in The Blithe Spirit and as Gwendolyn in The Importance of Being Earnest. Sonya McCarter will play Mrs. Muller. McCarter last appeared in the joint Opera Naples/Theater Zone production of Showboat. Tickets can be purchased at The Naples Players’ Box Office, 701 5th Avenue South on the Plaza in downtown Naples, by calling 239- 263-7990, or online at www.naplesplayers.org/tickets.
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