Walk around New York long enough and youll bump into a John Patrick Shanley play.
Work from the celebrated playwright and Oscar winner (forMoonstrucks screenplay) has been everywhere of late.
But this is a very different story from the playwrights other recently staged works.
Liev Schreiber and Amy Ryan in ‘Doubt: A Parable’ on Broadway.Joan Marcus
What do you do when youre not sure?
is the plays first line, and sets the tone for what is to come.
Like I said, cold.
Amy Ryan, Zoe Kazan, and Liev Schreiber in' Doubt: A Parable' on Broadway.Joan Marcus
She suspects, but she has no proof.
But the action on stage is electric, albeit restrained electricity.
Schreibers performance is so well calibrated as a man you cant quite read.
Amy Ryan and Quincy Tyler Bernstine in ‘Doubt: A Parable’ on Broadway.Joan Marcus
Is he worried about covering his tracks or concerned about baseless accusations ruining his career?
The actor never leans too far one way or the other.
As the dogged Aloysius, Amy Ryan is a commanding presence in her steadfast pursuit of the truth.
