John Proctor is the Villain at Mark Taper Forum

THE EXPLOSIVE COMING-OF-AGE STORY COMES TO THE WEST COAST

In a one-stoplight town in Georgia, in a high school AP English class, five young women begin questioning the stories and the heroes they’ve been taught to believe in, against a score of pop music and fury. As their class dissects a canonical work of literature, they’re inspired by the #MeToo movement to look outside the literature to their own lives and relationships, and re-examine who we deem heroic, who we call a villain, and who gets burned in the process.

In a bold artistic collaboration, three of the nation’s leading regional theatres join forces to bring Kimberly Belflower’s explosive coming-of-age story to the West Coast. Centering young voices, this Broadway sensation and new cult classic ignites the kind of conversation that lingers long after the final bell.

Recommended for ages 12 and up. This show has sensitive content including depictions of grooming and abusive relationship dynamics, descriptions of sexual assault, the depiction of a forced kiss, and racist and sexist microaggressions.