Theatre Performance
February 21, 2025
John Proctor is the Villain
Williams Theatre
At a high school in small town America, an English class is studying The Crucible, but the students are more preoccupied with navigating young love, sex ed, and a few community scandals. As they delve into the American classic, the students begin to question the play’s perspective and the validity of naming John Proctor the show’s hero. With deep wells of passion and biting humor, John Proctor is the Villain is a new comedy from a major new American voice, capturing a generation in mid-transformation, running on pop music, optimism, and fury, and discovering that their future is not bound by the past. Rated PG13
Content advisory: The production contains adult language and thematic material, including frank discussion of sexual misconduct.
By Kimberly Belflower
Directed by Mark Ridgeway
Feb. 21, 22, 27, 28 Mar. 1 8 p.m.
Feb. 23 2 p.m.
Williams Theatre