A dramatic comedy by Kimberly Belflower where a high school English class reexamines The Crucible and sparks a reckoning about consent and credibility.
Nashville Repertory Theatre is bringing John Proctor Is the Villain to the Johnson Theater at TPAC, with the run opening on October 2 and closing on October 18. It's a biting dramatic comedy by Kimberly Belflower that takes Arthur Miller's The Crucible and puts it in a high school English class. The plot centers on students reexamining John Proctor's morality, and as the teenage girls debate his character, the conversation shifts toward consent, credibility, and the stories society chooses to protect.
If you remember The Crucible from school, you know Proctor as the flawed but ultimately heroic figure who dies to keep his name. Belflower flips that on its head. The play asks who benefits when we call someone a hero, and it does so through the voices of students who aren't afraid to question the version of the story they've been taught. It's described as a smart, timely, and deeply human play that lets the classroom debate spiral into something much larger than a literature assignment.
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There are plenty of dates to choose from, so you can pick whatever fits your schedule. The run kicks off with a Saturday night show on October 10 at 7:30 PM, followed by a Sunday matinee on October 11 at 2:00 PM. The second week adds a Thursday night on October 15 at 7:30 PM and a Friday night on October 16 at 7:30 PM. Saturday, October 17 is the busiest day with two showings—a 2:00 PM matinee and a 7:30 PM evening performance—and the run wraps up with a final Sunday matinee on October 18 at 2:00 PM. All performances are at the Johnson Theater within TPAC in downtown Nashville.
