The first line of Doubt: A Parable is, ยWhat do you do when youยre not sure?ย Playwright John Patrick Shanley spends the rest of the show not answering the question. Although itยs set in 1964, Doubt discusses issues that are hot buttons today. A hard-line nun accuses a liberal Catholic priest of sexually abusing a child. She doesnยt have any proof, but that doesnยt stop her. When the two square off, the people around them must choose sides. Maybe the priest is innocent. Maybe he isnยt. Shanley, who won a Pulitzer Prize for the play, supplies enough information to support either viewpoint, but never answers the big questions. He leaves that to the audience. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Through April 11. Company OnStage, 536 Westbury Square. For information, call 713-721-0243 or visit www.companyonstage.org. $13.
Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m. Starts: March 6. Continues through April 11, 2009
This article appears in Mar 12-18, 2009.