Most of us studied The Crucible (or at least skimmed the SparkNotes version) in high school. Studio Theatre’s newest production, the world premiere of John Proctor is the Villain, paints a stark, yet ...
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Great plays can change their meaning with the passing of time and shifts in attitudes. When I was studying The Tempest as a student, it was viewed as Shakespeare’s farewell to the theatre and a moving ...
Arthur Miller's The Crucible cast, London. Image by Tim Sandle. Arthur Miller's The Crucible cast, London. Image by Tim Sandle. When Arthur Miller wrote his play The Crucible (the title conjuring up ...
Turner’s decision to “assist” the play is also there in her equally operatic visual response. In 2016, she and designer Es Devlin transformed the naturalism of Brian Friel’s masterpiece “Faith Healer” ...