Saturday Samplers Book Group to Discuss "Doubt: A Parable"

Bernardsville Library’s book group, Saturday Samplers, will meet on Saturday, October 3 at 3:30 pm to discuss “Doubt: A Parable” (2005) by John Patrick Shanley. [The author will not be present.]

Chosen as the best play of the year by over ten newspapers and magazines, and a Pulitzer Prize winner, “Doubt” is set in a Bronx Catholic school in 1964, where a strong-minded woman wrestles with conscience and uncertainty as she is faced with concerns about one of her male colleagues. This play by John Patrick Shanley—the Bronx-born-and-bred playwright and Academy Award-winning author of “Moonstruck”—dramatizes issues straight from that day’s headlines within a world re-created with knowing detail and a judicious eye. After a stunning, sold-out production at Manhattan Theatre Club, the play transferred to Broadway. It received the Tony Award for Best Play in 2005.

John Patrick Shanley is the author of numerous plays, including “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea,” “Dirty Story,” “Four Dogs and a Bone,” “Sailor’s Song,” “Savage in Limbo,” and “Where’s My Money?”. He has written extensively for television and film, and his credits include the teleplay for “Live from Baghdad” and screenplays for “Congo,” ‘Alive, Five Corners,” “Joe Versus the Volcano” (which he also directed), and “Moonstruck,” for which he won an Academy Award for original screenplay.

Led by Program/PR Assistant Evelyn Fischel, Saturday Samplers is a book discussion group dedicated to sampling various kinds of literature, including short stories, nonfiction, new and old novels, and even teen fiction. Its goal is to search out interesting, noteworthy, and sometimes overlooked books. Readers can find information about the group and about the books and authors on the reading list at http://saturdaysamplers.blogspot.com. No sign-up is needed to join the discussion. Call the library at 766-0118 for more information.