Events

The calendar below contains all the performance events by IUP Department of Theater and Dance faculty, students, and theater and dance-related touring performances.

The Lively Arts

For more information about our events, please e-mail us at lively-arts@iup.edu or call 724-357-ARTS (2787).

Events and programs are subject to change, and most ending times for events listed are approximate. Specific departmental events for current faculty and students in the College of Fine Arts can be viewed on the individual department and program pages.

Written by John Patrick Shanley and directed by Theater major, Kaitlyn McGilvray, the setting for DOUBT: A Parable is St. Nicholas Catholic Church and school in the Bronx, New York. The year is 1964. St. Nicholas School has just admitted its first African-American student, Donald Muller, and Sister Aloysius, the school’s principal is concerned that St. Nicholas’s popular priest, Father Flynn, might be making improper advances toward the boy. She enlists the aid of a young teacher, Sister James, in her efforts to validate her concerns and confront Father Flynn. Flynn is as adamant in his denial of any wrongdoing as Sister Aloysius is certain that he is guilty. With Sister James and Donald’s mother, Mrs. Muller, caught in the middle, the priest and principal face off in a battle of wills that will force one of them to leave St. Nicholas. John Patrick Shanley won the 2005 Pultizer Prize and a Tony award for his play. His adaptation and direction of the film version brought a Golden Globe nomination as well. DOUBT: A Parable is Recommended for a mature audiences. BONUS- Pre-Show performance (at 8pm) A Staged Reading of How The Grinch Almost Stole Christmas, A New Work 10 Minute Play, written and directed by Derrick Shane.