Eileen Atkins makes debut in Doubt

By Amy Somensky Jan 18, 2006, 4:01 GMT

Eileen Atkins

Eileen Atkins, Ron Eldard, and Jena Malone were set to begin performances in Doubt on January 10th, but all three were hit with the flu and were unable to perform. Their understudies went on for the actors.

Eldard and Malone eventually performed in the January 11th matinee and evening shows at the Walter Kerr Theater. Atkins was still too ill to perform.

Eileen Atkins takes over the role of Sister Aloysius originally played by Cherry Jones. Atkins has appeared on the New York stage in The Killing of Sister George, The Promise, Vivat! Vivat! Regina, Indiscretions, The Retreat from Moscow, Prin, A Room of One's Own and Vita and Virginia.
 
Ron Eldard replaces Brian F. O'Byrne as Father Flynn. Eldard has appeared on Broadway in Death of a Salesman, On the Waterfront, and Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues.
 
Jena Malone will make her Broadway debut as Sister James, replacing Heather Goldenhersh. Malone has appeared in such films as Saved!, The Ballad of Jack and Rose, Life as a House, Cold Mountain, The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, and Pride and Prejudice.
 
Adriane Lenox continues to star as Mrs. Muller.
 
John Patrick Shanley's drama opened at The Walter Kerr Theater on March 31st. It won the 2005 Tony Awards for Best Play, Best Actress in a Play, Best Director, and Best Featured Actress in a Play.
 
In Doubt, a strong-minded woman is faced with a difficult decision: Should she voice concerns about one of her male colleagues...even if she's not entirely certain of the truth? Set against the backdrop of a Bronx Catholic school in 1964, it makes for very potent theatre, to be sure.
 
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