Blumenthal Performing Arts Center

The Department of Theatre brings its production of "John Proctor is the Villain," written by Kimberly Belflower and directed by Roxanne Wellington, to the Booth Playhouse in Uptown Charlotte. Five young women, fueled by pop music and teenage fury, begin to unravel the truths about the men in their world. Rumors and hysteria in their own small Georgia town begin to boil over, just as their English class digs into Arthur Miller’s classic, "The Crucible." The parallels between that play and their lives are brought into sharp and dangerous focus. After all, high school can be treacherous. "John Proctor is the Villain" premiered on Broadway in 2025 and received seven Tony Award nominations, including Best Play. It is a funny and bracing new play about girlhood, the destruction of innocence, and how we question the narratives we’ve been taught. Content Warning: This play contains talk about sex and deals with issues of grooming and abuse. Tickets start at $15.76 and are available on the Blumenthal website. Please note: This is not a University of North Carolina at Charlotte (“University”) website. This registration and payment portal is administered by a third party payment processor (“Payment Processor”). The Payment Processor is responsible for the security and system availability of the payment portal. The University does not endorse, recommend, guarantee, control, or accept responsibility for any product or service made available by Payment Processor. The presence of a link to the Payment Processor’s website does not imply any affiliation, endorsement, approval, or verification by the University. See our digital programs here! View on site | Email this event