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Audition: Doubt, A Parable

AUDITION

Doubt, A Parable

By John Patrick Shanley

Directed by Sarah Campbell

Show Dates:
January 16th - February 1, 2026
Audition Dates:
  • Saturday, November 15, 5pm-7pm
  • Sunday, November 16, 3pm-5pm
THE STORY: In this brilliant and powerful drama, Sister Aloysius, a Bronx school principal, takes matters into her own hands when she suspects Father Flynn of improper relations with the 1st African American, male student to attend the Catholic school.

“All the elements come invigoratingly together like clockwork in John Patrick Shanley’s provocative new play, DOUBT, a gripping story of suspicion cast on a priest’s behavior that is less about scandal than about fascinatingly nuanced questions of moral certainty. Something rare for this season: a laudable new American play.” —Variety.

“How splendid it feels to be trusted with such passionate, exquisite ambiguity unlike anything we have seen from this prolific playwright so far. Blunt yet subtle, manipulative but full of empathy for all sides, the play is set in 1964 but could not be more timely. In just ninety fast-moving minutes, Shanley creates four blazingly individual people. DOUBT is a lean, potent drama…passionate, exquisite, important and engrossing.” —Newsday (NY).

“A beautifully balanced drama. Shanley is a writer working at the top of his craft, making the most of a muted but evocative palette in the pursuit of truth’s shadows. Here, for the first time in a long time, is a play that is about something.” —Chicago Tribune.

“An eloquent and provocative investigation of truth and consequences. A gripping mystery, tightly written.” —Time Out New York.

Recipient of the 2005 Tony Award® for Best Play and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Audition Requirements

  • No monologue is necessary. The audition will consist of cold readings from the script.
  • A headshot and resume are recommended but not required.
  • Please bring a detailed list of conflicts for the next 3 months.

Roles

Available roles: 3 female, 1 male

  • SISTER ALOYISUS – (Female-50s/60s): The head nun and principal of St Nicholas Parish and School in the Bronx.
  • FATHER BRENDAN FLYNN – (Male 30s/40s): Catholic priest at St. Nicholas.
  • SISTER JAMES – (Female- 20s): A nun of the Sisters of Charity in the Bronx and a new teacher at St. Nicholas.
  • MRS. MULLER – (Female- 40s): Mother of the African- American student.