'Doubt' author Shanley's new play set for Feb in NY
Posted on: Wednesday, 10 August 2005, 12:00 CDT
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new play by John Patrick Shanley, who won a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award for his last play "Doubt," will have its world premier in New York next February, the Manhattan Theatre Club said on Wednesday.
"Doubt" was a provocative story about a Catholic priest suspected by a nun of molesting children, and the new play "Defiance" promises to be equally controversial.
The producers said in a statement it was set on a U.S. Marine Corps base in North Carolina in 1971.
"Two officers, one black and one white, are on a collision course over race, women, and the high cost of doing the right thing," the statement from Manhattan Theatre Club said.
Doug Hughes, who won a Tony Award for best director for "Doubt," will team up with Shanley again to direct "Defiance," which is set to open on Feb. 28, 2006.
Source: REUTERS
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