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Matthew Brumlow

On the evening of July 13th, Literary Manager Bobby Kennedy took the audience behind the scenes of Doubt to focus on the experience of an understudy in Writers Theatre productions. This discussion ... Read More ›

The actors of Doubt: A Parable discuss their impressions and approaches to each of their characters.

Steve Haggard: Father Flynn has an admirable sense of discretion. He is a public figure, a friend to many and a community ... Read More ›

Rev. David J. Wood, Glencoe Union Church

I love the fact that Writers Theatre is performing a play in our church building. The intrinsic connection between spirituality and the arts has a ... Read More ›

When asked by an interviewer about why he set Doubt in 1964, John Patrick Shanley responded that it “was a pivotal time of going from complete faith in establishments and hierarchies, to questioning those establishments and hierarchies — ... Read More ›

William Brown

[Director William Brown discusses the site-specific nature of Doubt: A Parable and the scenic designs by Kevin Depinet.]

Whenever I tell people I’m going to be directing Doubt: A Parable in a church, they say “wow!” in ... Read More ›

Photo by Monique Carboni

John Patrick Shanley doesn’t write traditional bios for his playbills. Instead, he writes about being kicked out of multiple Catholic schools, put on academic probation in college, and then joining the Marines. “When you see Doubt, I think it’s ... Read More ›

The cast of The Diary of Anne Frank discusses how Anne’s story still resonates. Eric Slater: I’ve had a relationship to this story for most of my life and it has stuck with me from ... Read More ›

Sophie Thatcher discusses her passion for performance and preparation for the role of Anne Frank.

Literary Manager Bobby Kennedy: When did you first start acting? What are some of your favorite roles you’ve ... Read More ›

Anne Frank has been called “a symbol for the lost promise of the children who died in the Holocaust.”

Out of the many artists who have died too soon, the Jewish teen is ... Read More ›

Who’s Who in The MLK Project? The play takes place in the present time in various Chicago neighborhoods. As we meet each character, they flash back to events that happened in the past – ... Read More ›