Sadie Sink is headed home to Broadway. The screen star known for “Stranger Things,” whose career began on the stages of New York, will headline Kimberly Belflower’s new play “John Proctor Is the Villain” this spring. Tony Award winner Danya Taymor will direct the production, scheduled to begin previews on March 20 and officially open on April 14 at the Booth Theatre. The play will be produced by Sue Wagner, John Johnson and John Mara Jr.
Set at a high school in a rural town in Georgia, as an English class is studying Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible,” students seem more preoccupied with navigating young love, sex education and a few school scandals. As they delve into the American classic, the students begin to question the play’s perspective and the validity of naming John Proctor as the show’s hero.
Sink’s most popular credit to date is as Max Mayfield on the long-running series “Stranger Things.” She made her Broadway debut as an understudy for the title role in the 2012 revival of “Annie” and returned in 2015 as Young Elizabeth in “The Audience.”
“John Proctor Is the Villain,” previously seen at Massachusetts’ Huntington Theatre Company and Washington, D.C.’s Studio Theatre, will mark Belflower’s Broadway debut. Her other plays include “Lost Girl” and “Saint Pigtail.”
Taymor took home the 2024 Tony Award as Best Director of a Musical for helming “The Outsiders.” She also directed the Main Stem premiere of “Pass Over” and assisted-directed on a Broadway revival of “Thérèse Raquin.” Taymor’s extensive Off-Broadway résumé includes direction of “Heroes of the Fourth Turning,” “Evanston Salt Costs Climbing” and “Jonah.”
The production will feature scenic design by AMP (featuring Teresa Williams), costume design by Sarah Laux, lighting design by Natasha Katz, sound design by Palmer Hefferan, projection design by Hannah Wasileski, movement direction by Tilly Evans-Krueger, intimacy coordination by Ann James and voice/dialect coaching by Gigi Buffington.
Further casting, by Taylor Williams, will be announced.
