Kimberly Belflower's new play John Proctor is the Villain has extended its run at Broadway's Booth Theatre.
The Tony-nominated play opened April 14 after beginning previews March 20. Directed by Tony winner Danya Taymor (The Outsiders), the show will now run through July 13, adding a week to its limited run.
John Proctor is the Villain is currently in the running for seven Tony Awards, including Best Play, Direction of a Play, Lighting Design of a Play, Sound Design of a Play, and three performance categories, including Leading Actress in a Play for Sadie Sink, Featured Actor in a Play for Gabriel Ebert, and Featured Actress in a Play for Fina Strazza.
Stranger Things and The Whale star Sink leads the production, with Nihar Duvvuri (Romeo + Juliet) as Mason Adams, Tony winner 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鈥檚 African Hair Braiding) as Nell Shaw, Strazza (Matilda) as Beth Powell, and Amalia Yoo (No Hard Feelings) as Raelynn Nix.
The production understudies are Noah Pacht, Fiona Robberson, Shian Tomlinson, Garrett Young, and Victoria Vourkoutiotis.
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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 includes 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 serves 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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Nihar Divvuri and Hagan Oliveras in John Proctor is the Villain
Morgan Scott and Nihar Duvvuri in John Proctor is the Villain
Sadie Sink and company of John Proctor is the Villain
Sadie Sink in John Proctor is the Villain
Hagan Oliveras and Amalia Yoo in John Proctor is the Villain
Gabriel Ebert and Molly Griggs in John Proctor is the Villain
Company of John Proctor is the Villain
Sadie Sink and Amalia Yoo in John Proctor is the Villain
Company of John Proctor is the Villain
Maggie Kuntz, Morgan Scott, and Amalia Yoo in John Proctor is the Villain
Company of John Proctor is the Villain
Sadie Sink and Amalia Yoo in John Proctor is the Villain
