←Recommendations of John Proctor is the Villain

This play definitely lives up to the hype. In the same vein as Shakespeare’s R&J and that episode of My So-Called Life that incorporated Our Town, Belflower has crafted a timely, contemporary piece in conversation with a classic text. Full of funny and profound dialog that actually sounds authentically like teenagers talking, this is a thought-provoking piece that should be produced far and wide. Highly recommended!

My heart is soaring and I'm listening to "Green Light" and I am so grateful someone wrote this play. It is smart, fast, wild, powerful, and FUNNY. I want there to be a professional production as soon as possible. We need it.

An interesting piece in conversation with The Crucible, examining legacy and how the pain of the oppressed is pushed aside for the benefit of those on top.

This play is about the importance of taking a stand, even when no on is on your side, and making yourself heard in the hopes that
"one day
maybe
the men in charge
won’t be in charge anymore"
FABULOUS play. If I were allowed more words I'd use them, but luckily this play stands on its own.

I read this for the first time yesterday and it rocked me to my core. I woke in the middle of the night, last night, heart pounding and thinking about how important and brilliant and engaging and funny this play is. I hope that audiences across the nation have the opportunity of seeing this show... and I hope I get the chance to direct it one day soon!

I haven't screamed at a play in so long. This is it. This is art. This is important, this is funny and dramatic and just downright good. The dialogue, the characters, the story, all of it is brilliant. Everyone should read this and everyone should produce this.

Just finished.
This play is f*cking brilliant.
It's the play we need right now.
It tackles the challenging nuance needed when discussing the ever-wriggling serpentine that is the definition and action that is Feminism.
Crackling contemporary teen roles.
Fabulously feminine with all the pop music and blood curdling screams that suit a story of the coming-of-age female.
Wonderful theatricality paired with arresting realism.
Oh and it's in the same place the whole time so it should be no problem to program.
Stop reading this and read this play.

This script is a brilliant and profound and thrilling and hilarious piece of theatre. There's a lot of interrogation and healing surrounding this script about a class challenging The Crucible during our #MeToo era, and the characters shine.

This play is wonderful! I appreciate it on so many levels--as a playwright, English teacher, as someone who has directed THE CRUCIBLE (but I hope never again). The characters here are all deftly rendered, distinct, and uniquely voiced. This play had me laughing aloud for most of it, and so cathartically moved by its end. I do hope this becomes a staple to be produced in colleges. The language might scare off high school drama/English teachers, but teens should read this--perhaps in a HS unit on THE CRUCIBLE if a district chafes at performing it. Brilliant work!

Any play that leaves me sobbing in my bedroom listening to Lorde is probably incredible, but John Proctor Is The Villain is a powerful response to The Crucible's narrative and that narrative's place in our culture. It represents the power and unfiltered feelings of adolescent women in a way that is not judgmental, but celebratory. This play centers young women and weaves its narrative with complexity, nuance, and care - read this play. Produce this play.

This play needs to get produced at colleges and high schools all over the country. Belflower effortlessly brings this classic play in conversation with what is happening today for young women. I'd love less productions of The Crucible and more of this play.