Broadway's John Proctor is the Villain gets a new star July 15 as Chiara Aurelia (Dilaria) joins the company at the Booth Theatre, succeeding original star Sadie Sink after her July 13 final performance. The multi-extended run of Kimberly Belflower's play is continuing through August 31, with Tony winner Danya Taymor at the helm.
Performances began March 20 and opened April 14—see what the critics had to say here. The play was nominated for seven 2025 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 Sink, Featured Actor in a Play for Gabriel Ebert, and Featured Actress in a Play for Fina Strazza.
The cast also includes Nihar Duvvuri (Romeo + Juliet) as Mason Adams, Tony winner and 2025 Tony nominee 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, 2025 Tony nominee 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 designer J. Jared Janas, and intimacy coordinator Ann James. Gigi Buffington serves as voice and dialect coach. Casting is by Taylor Williams. Kamra A. Jacobs is the production stage manager.
Sue Wagner, John Johnson, John Mara Jr., Runyonland, and Eric Falkenstein are producing.
