The Certainty of Doubt

The current post on the PCS blog is an ingeniously entertaining construct devised by the entertainingly ingenious Trisha Pancio. Because Doubt is now running in the upstairs theater, Trisha poses ten different questions about matters we all “know” to be true. The stealthy fun of the quiz, though, is that you’ll get a different response debunking your beliefs no matter what you answer.

Take the plunge, if you dare…..

DOUBT

Tonight Doubt opens at PCS, and I can't wait for magic time, as Moss Hart described it -- you know, that moment when the lights go down and you know the play is about to begin. I've seen the play several times now, between run-throughs and previews, and I still eagerly anticipate tonight's performance. Yes, the cast is that good, for one thing, and Rose Riordan's direction is taut, yet surprisingly wry. This is John Patrick Shanley's masterpiece.

There's also the tart, pointed wit of the central character, Sister Aloysius, played by Jayne Taini, who has morphed her lovely features into an apple doll of a figure. But she is an apple doll with teeth. Don't miss this suspenseful drama. You don't have to be Catholic to appreciate the play, but if you are or ever were, you'll be treated to an extra dash of schadenfreude just watching the clergy square off.