This Upstage Playgoers Guide invites you to delve deeper into the world of Doubt: A Parable. Discover more from interviews with the artists working on this production and articles that explore the world of the play.

Table of contents

A Note from Interim Artistic Director Scott Ellis
Theatre Talk

THE ARTISTS

Insight from the artists involved in Doubt: A Parable.

Interview with John Patrick Shanley
Interview with Quincy Tyler Bernstine
Interview with Scott Ellis

WORLD OF THE PLAY

Explore how the precise setting and language of Doubt: A Parable might inform your understanding of its characters and their choices.

Where: The Catholic Church and Schools
Where and When: East Tremont, The Bronx 1964
Who: Nuns
What: Glossary of Catholic Terms

THINKING CRITICALLY

We give you tools to bring a thoughtful, critical lens to your experience of this production of Doubt: A Parable.

A History of Parabolic Storytelling
Revisiting Doubt in Changing Times
Up for Discussion
Activities

CAREER SPOTLIGHT

Development Manager: Spencer Moon

Please note, these interviews and articles were written prior to previews. If any edits are made due to a change in the script, staging, or by artist request, the article will be updated. The date of the update will be noted at the end of the article.

Doubt: A Parable Upstage Contributors

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.