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Doubt: A Parable Performed by GCC's Forum Players

Genesee Community College Batavia Campus - Stuart Steiner Theatre

Batavia, NY (02/06/2020) — What: Doubt: A Parable Performed by GCC's Forum Players

When: Four performances:

Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 12:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, February 21 and 22, 2020 both at 7:30 p.m. and

Sunday, February 23, 2020 at 2 p.m.

Where: Genesee Community College Batavia Campus - Stuart Steiner Theatre

Who: This show is for mature audiences (ages 16+)

Background:

The Forum Players, Genesee Community College's theatre arts students, and members of the local theatre community are excited to open the 2020 spring season with Doubt: A Parable, written by John Patrick Shanley, which won both a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award in 2005.

This performance is a brilliant and powerful drama which tells the story of Bronx school principal Sister Aloysius, who takes matters into her own hands when she suspects the young Father Flynn of improper relations with a male student. Shanley not only wrote the play, but he also wrote the screenplay and directed it as a film starring Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

GCC's talented Forum Players bring this parable to life with four live performances, directed by Maryanne Arena and Jaime Arena, which are intended for mature audiences.

Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 12:30 p.m.
Friday, February 21 and Saturday, February 22, 2020, both at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 23, 2020 at 2 p.m.

The cast includes:

Lucine Kauffman of Elba, NY as Sister Aloysius
Sam Rigerman of Batavia, NY as Father Flynn
Nevaeh Vindigni-Kretchmer of Rochester, NY as Sister James (alternating the role)
Alyssa Young of Holley, NY as Sister James (alternating the role)
Francesca Pieter of Willemstad, Curacao as Mrs. Muller (alternating the role)
Caitlynne Tape of Syracuse, NY as Mrs. Muller (alternating the role)

The crew includes:

Brodie McPherson of Rochester, NY as technical director and production designer
Emily Grierson of Perry, NY as stage manager
Tiago Ortega of Sao Paulo, Brazil as a backstage assistant
Leah Plummer of Bradford, PA as a backstage assistant

Tickets for these shows are available online! The cost is $8 for adults, and $5 for seniors (55+) and students (16+) and GCC faculty/ staff. GCC students with ID are $3, and GCC alumni with ID will receive a $2 discount on an adult ticket. To reserve seats, you may also contact the GCC box office at boxoffice@genesee.edu or (585) 345-6814.

For further information and photographs, contact Donna Rae Sutherland, director of Marketing Communications at (585) 343-0055 x 6616 or dsutherland@genesee.edu.

Additional Details: https://news.genesee.edu/news/2019/12/11/give-gift-theatre-tickets-gcc-s-spring-season

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Editor's Note:

A photograph of the cast of Doubt: A Parable is available at: http://marketing.genesee.edu/images/DoubtCast2020.jpg

Photo Caption: Back row, left to right is Sam Rigerman, Francesca Pieter, and Caitlynne Tape.

Front row, left to right is Nevaeh Vindigni-Kretchmer and Lucine Kauffman.

Missing from the photo is Alyssa Young.