←Recommendations of John Proctor is the Villain

Riveting, realistic saga of teenagerdom.

Saw this at The Huntington in Boston today. Such an incredible, incredible script. I really admired the naturalistic dialogue - she captures all the false starts and hesitation that come with speech (especially as a teenager). Tackles difficult topics and debates with nuance and care. Comedic and deeply heartfelt. Extremely relatable as someone who was a teenage girl in 2018 and was having these conversations with classmates.

I've either seen (or read) so many versions of this play over the past year, including its recent 2024 production at Huntington Theatre Company, and it's always left me sobbing, listening to Lorde on the way home. It's nothing short of an absolutely stunning play that takes its character's truths so seriously while acknowledging the quirks that come with coming-of-age. The play is speculative in its imagining, and arguably demanding, of worlds better than was given—a world where one moves and dance to a new sound.

This play has been hyped up like nobody's business. I'm pleased to report that it lives up to the hype, and then some.

At once a feminist critique of "The Crucible," a coming-of-age story centering a group of teenage girls, and a rallying cry for change, this play features fast-paced dialogue and intriguing dynamics that believably shift over the course of the play. Each character feels flawed, human, and real. And the final monologue is one of the most beautiful and galvanizing in contemporary theatre.

If I ever teach "The Crucible," I will happily teach this play alongside it.

Smart, lots of good roles for women, including BIPOC. One of the best new plays I've seen in a while.

This play is a gem, a jewel, required reading and producing. Kimberly Belflower is a special writer, writing necessary stories for these times full of warmth, humor and truth.

Such a damn good play.

My favorite play I've ever read-- I wrote a college essay on it and hope so badly to be a part of a production of it one day.

I just saw a production of this play at the Studio Theatre in DC, and couldn’t believe a play that centers on a high school textual analysis of a classic play could be so riveting and thought-provoking. It was also funny, touching and exuberant. I hope Belflower’s play is read and seen as a companion piece to the classic around the country, at least on the college level. It is truly spellbinding.

This play is frickin brilliant. I saw it twice in its world premiere at Studio Theater. One of the best pieces of writing I have ever seen and so, so relevant. I'm grateful this play is in the world.