Doubt, a Parable
Directed by Jim Russell
The show will run Nov 6 - 15 .
Audition Dates
Sunday, September 07, 2014- 7 p.m.
Monday, September 08, 2014- 7 p.m.
***Callbacks Wednesday, June 18th at 7pm***
Production dates are November 6th through 15th
with Thursday, Friday and Saturday night performances and one Sunday matinee for a total of 7 performances.
AVAILABLE ROLES
Sister Aloysius – The head nun and principal of St Nicholas School. In her fifties or sixties she is rigid in her beliefs and protective of her school. May have a slight Irish dialect.
Father Flynn – A new priest at St. Nicholas. His background is working class. In his thirties or forties, he is well-liked and particularly popular with the boys that he coaches in basketball. He’s liberal and modern in his religious views.
Sister James – A young nun in her twenties who is an enthusiastic but inexperienced eighth grade teacher at St. Nicholas. She is reserved, but cares about her students and wants to think the best of everyone. May have a slight Bronx dialect.
Mrs. Muller – The mother of St. Nicholas student Donald Muller. She is an African-American woman, late thirties to forties, working class, weary and wary of the world
Note that age ranges for the characters are approximate and could be played by younger or older actors. Sister James and Father Flynn must be able to play younger than Sister Aloysius.
AUDITION DETAILS & REQUIREMENTS
LOCATION
Carrollwood Players Theatre
4333 Gunn Highway
Tampa, FL 33618A
Need memorized contemporary dramatic monologue no longer than 3 minutes in length will be required.There will also be cold readings from the script.Please be familiar with the script and its scenes.
See the audition form for additional information about the rehearsal and performance schedule.THIS IS AN OPEN AUDITION AND ALL ARE WELCOME.THIS IS AN UNPAID OPPORTUNITY.PLEASE GO TO THE LINK BELOW TO PRINT AND COMPLETE THE TWO-PAGE AUDITION FORM AND BRING COMPLETED FORM WITH YOU TO THE AUDITION ALONG WITH A RESUME AND HEADSHOT IF YOU HAVE THEM. IF YOU DON'T, WE WILL PHOTOGRAPH YOU.
Questions? Email the director at equus303@yahoo.com
ABOUT THE PLAY
Winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award, Doubt is one of the most riveting dramas in modern American theatre, Doubt poses a haunting question: What do you do when you’re not sure?
The play is set in the fictional St. Nicholas Church School, in the Bronx, during the fall of 1964. It opens with a sermon by Father Flynn, a beloved and progressive parish priest, addressing the importance of uncertainty ("Doubt can be a bond as powerful and sustaining as certainty," he says). The school's principal, Sister Aloysius, a rigidly conservative nun vowed to the order of the Sisters of Charity, insists upon constant vigilance.
Aloysius and Father Flynn are put into direct conflict when she learns from Sister James that the priest met one-on-one with Donald Muller, St. Nicholas’ first African-American student. Mysterious circumstances lead her to believe that sexual misconduct occurred. In a private meeting purportedly regarding the Christmas pageant, Aloysius, in the presence of Sister James, openly confronts Flynn with her suspicions. He angrily denies wrongdoing, insisting that he was disciplining Donald for drinking altar wine, claiming to have been protecting the boy from harsher punishment. James is relieved by his explanation. Flynn's next sermon is on the evils of gossip.
Aloysius, dissatisfied with Flynn's story, meets with Donald's mother, Mrs. Muller. Despite Aloysius's attempts to shock her, Mrs. Muller says she supports her son's relationship with Flynn. She ignores Aloysius's accusations. Before departing, she hints that Donald may be "that way", and that Mr. Muller may be beating him consequently.
Father Flynn eventually threatens to remove Aloysius from her position if she does not back down. Aloysius informs him that she previously phoned the last parish he was assigned to, discovering a history of past infringements. After declaring his innocence, the priest begins to plead with her, at which point she leaves the office, disgusted. Flynn calls the bishop to apply for a transfer, where, later, he receives a promotion and is instated as pastor of a nearby parochial school. Learning this, Aloysius reveals to Sister James that the decisive phone call was a fabrication. With no actual proof that Father Flynn is or is not innocent, the audience is left with its own doubt