Kimberly Belflower’s new play John Proctor is the Villain will premiere on Broadway later this spring, and the full class of characters has been assembled. Directed by Tony winner Danya Taymor (The Outsiders), performances beginning March 20 at the Booth Theatre. Opening night will be April 14.
Stranger Things and The Whale star Sadie Sink is set to lead the production, with Nihar Duvvuri (Romeo + Juliet) as Mason Adams, Tony winner Gabriel Ebert (Matilda) as Carter Smith, Molly Griggs (Hello, Dolly!) as Bailey Gallagher, Maggie Kuntz (The Outsiders) as Ivy Watkins, Hagan Oliveras (Our Town) as Lee Turner, Morgan Scott (Jaja’s African Hair Braiding) as Nell Shaw, Fina Strazza (Matilda) as Beth Powell, and Amalia Yoo (No Hard Feelings) as Raelynn Nix. The production understudies will be Noah Pacht, Fiona Robberson, Shian Tomlinson, Garrett Young, and Victoria Vourkoutiotis.
The work, a modern reexamination of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible set at a rural Georgia high school, was commissioned by The Farm Theater in 2017. Following workshops at Farm Theater and Ojai Playwrights Conference, the play premiered at Centre College in 2018, and has since been produced at Furman University, Rollins College, Washington D.C.’s Studio Theatre, and Boston’s Huntington.
Taymor’s creative team will include scenic designer AMP featuring Teresa Williams, costume designer Sarah Laux, lighting designer Natasha Katz, sound designer Palmer Hefferan, projection designer Hannah Wasileski, movement director Tilly Evans-Krueger, hair, wig and make-up design by J. Jared Janas, and intimacy coordinator Ann James. Gigi Buffington will serve as voice and dialect coach. Casting is by Taylor Williams.
Sue Wagner, John Johnson, John Mara Jr., Runyonland, and Eric Falkenstein are producing.
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