Play set at Catholic school starts next week in Western Springs

The first Forum production of the 97th season of the Theatre of Western Springs will feature “Doubt, a Parable” by award-winning playwright John Patrick Shanley, directed by Jean Gottlieb.

Performances start Sept. 25 and continue through Oct. 5 in Cattell Theater at the Theatre of Western Springs, 4384 Hampton Ave. Evening shows are at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and matinees are at 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

The play, set in 1964 in the fictional Catholic school in the Bronx, features a beloved progressive parish priest, a conservative nun who is the school’s principal, and what happens after a one-on-one meeting between the priest and the school’s first African American student is revealed.

“‘Doubt, a Parabl

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