At a high school in a one-stoplight town in Georgia, an English class is studying The Crucible but the students are more preoccupied with navigating young love, sex ed, and a few school scandals. As the students delve into the American classic, they 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, this comedy captures a generation mid-transformation, running on pop music, optimism, and fury, discovering that their future is not bound by the past and that they have the power to change it all. Content Advisory: John Proctor is the Villain is recommended for mature audiences; the play contains strong language and frank discussion of sexuality, imbalance of power, misogyny, and sexual assault. There is one brief depiction of a forcible kiss and physical assault between two characters.

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