Jones to Continue in National Tour of Doubt through May

Cherry Jones has extended her contract and will continue as Sister Aloysius in the national tour of Doubt. 

Jones will play the role through Sunday, May 20, 2007, including stops in Charlotte, Tampa, Baltimore and Philadelphia.  

Jones won a Tony for originating the role of Sister Aloysius in 2005. She also earned her a Drama Desk Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award, the Lucille Lortel Award, and an Obie for her performances.

Jones' Broadway credits include The Lincoln Center Theater production of The Heiress, Imaginary Friends, Major Barbara, A Moon for the Misbegotten, Our Country's Good, Angels in America and, most recently, Faith Healer.  She has also been seen in the regional and Off-Broadway productions of Flesh & Blood, Pride's Crossing, The Baltimore Waltz, Night of the Iguana, The Good Person of Setzuan, and 25 productions as a company member of the American Repertory Theatre, including Twelfth Night, The Three Sisters, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, and Lysistrata.   Film credits include Oceans 12, The Village, Signs, Swimmers, Cradle Will Rock, Erin Brockovich, The Horse Whisperer, The Perfect Storm, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood and the Lifetime Television movie "What Makes a Family."

Chris McGarry (Father Flynn), Lisa Joyce (Sister James) and Caroline Stefanie Clay (Mrs. Muller) round out the cast.

"Set against the backdrop of a Bronx Catholic school in 1964, Doubt is the story of a strong-minded woman 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?," as the show is described in press notes.

Doubt, by John Patrick Shanley, is directed by Tony Award-winner Doug Hughes.  Set design is by John Lee Beatty, costume design is by Catherine Zuber, lighting design is by Pat Collins, original music and sound design is by David Van Tieghem. The show is produced by Carole Shorenstein Hays, MTC Productions Inc. (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer), Roger Berlind and Scott Rudin.

For more on the Doubt tour, and to view its complete schedule, visit www.doubtthetour.com.