Burlington County Footlighters Kick off Season With DOUBT Sept. 19

The Burlington County Footlighters kick off their 77th season with the acclaimed drama DOUBT.

Performances are scheduled for Sept. 19-Oct. 4 at The Playhouse, 808 Pomona Road in Cinnaminson.

Performances will take place on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m.

Set 50 years ago in the late fall of 1964, John Patrick Shanley’s play (winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play) explores the conflicts and tensions that arise in a Catholic elementary school when the stern principal, Sister Aloysius, believes the progressive parish priest has had an improper relationship with a student.

As a naive young nun and the boy’s mother are drawn into the mix, the thought-provoking drama looks at the ways in which certainty, loyalty, conviction, and suspicion shift as the story progresses.

Collingswood resident Dennis Dougherty directs a cast from across the region, including Donne Petito of Hopewell as Sister Aloysius, Kevin Walters of Jenkintown, PA as Father Flynn, Linda Hansen of Moorestown as Sister James, and Carla Ezell of Mount Holly as Mrs. Muller. DOUBT is produced for BCF by Torben Christiansen, with scenic design and technical direction by Jim Frazer.

General admission tickets are $18. For reservations or additional information, call 856-829-7144 or visit www.bcfootlighters.com.

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