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Kimberly Belflower

Kimberly Belflower is a playwright whose BroadwayWorld credits include Born in the Dirt and John Proctor Is the Villain.

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[Off-Broadway, 2027]
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[West End, 2026]
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[Broadway, 2025]
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Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2025 - Outstanding Play

Kimberly Belflower, John Proctor is the Villain

News

JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN to Make Nashville Debut at Nash Rep
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 2, 2026

Nashville Repertory Theatre will open its season with the Broadway drama, following high school girls whose study of THE CRUCIBLE collides with real-life reckonings in a small Georgia town.
Center Theatre Group to Launch 2026/27 Education and Engagement Programs
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 1, 2026

Center Theatre Group will offer Student Ambassador, Observership, and Apprenticeship programs, along with student matinees, storytelling residencies, and a community tour across Los Angeles.
JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN Cast Set for Kansas City Repertory Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Sep 1, 2026

Kansas City Repertory Theatre has announced the cast for JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN, with Laura Alcalá Baker directing the regional premiere at Copaken Stage.
JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN to Open Northern Stage's 2026/27 Season
by Stephi Wild - Sep 1, 2026

Northern Stage will present JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN, running Sept. 23 through Oct. 11, 2026, at the Barrette Center for the Arts in White River Junction, VT.
EDINBURGH 2026 Review: RIP HER TO SHREDS, Underbelly Cowgate
by Cindy Marcolina - Aug 12, 2026

Some plays feel like direct responses to other, more famous, more accomplished plays. There’s a lot of John Proctor Is The Villain in Rip Her To Shreds, but we’re not entirely sure we mean it in a good way. Like Kimberly Belflower’s, Isabelle Barbier’s drama deals with female rage and social pressure while winking blatantly at The Crucible. Unfortunately, at this stage, hers is too messy, chaotic, loud, superficial, and immature to be of any consequence.
OKLAHOMA! to Open Northern Stage's Summer Musical Theater Intensive
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 27, 2026

Northern Stage's Summer Musical Theater Intensive will present Oklahoma! at the Byrne Theater at the Barrette Center for the Arts, featuring student performers ages 12 to 18 under director Kevin David Thomas.
JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN and More Set for Arden Theatre Company 2026-27 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 6, 2026

Philadelphia-based Arden Theatre Company has revealed its 2026/27 Mainstage Season, featuring a lineup of distinct and wide-ranging productions, including reimagined songs by Bob Dylan to Pulitzer Prize-winning drama and more.
Sadie Sink Says She is 'Filled With So Much Rage' When She Sees Phones in the Audience
by Josh Sharpe - Jul 1, 2026

Stage and screen star Sadie Sink recently concluded her London run in Romeo and Juliet and, in a new interview, shared her thoughts on theater etiquette and phone use from audience members.
Jasmine Amy Rogers Will Lead THE SOUND OF MUSIC Broadway Revival; Bradley Whitford & Tom Blyth Will Star in A FEW GOOD MEN in Lincoln Center Theater's 2026/27 Season
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 23, 2026

The new season on Broadway (2026-2027) at the Vivian Beaumont Theater brings  the first-ever Broadway revival of Aaron Sorkin’s seminal work, A Few Good  Men, starring Bradley Whitford and Tom Blyth, with direction by Tony Award  winner Michael Arden. In the spring, Artistic Director Lear deBessonet returns to the  Beaumont with the first Broadway revival of The Sound of Music in nearly 30 years,  starring Tony Award nominee Jasmine Amy Rogers and choreographed by  Christopher Gattelli. 
Review: LOST GIRL at Wichita Community Theatre
by Susan Guntly - Jun 9, 2026

What did our critic think of LOST GIRL at Wichita Community Theatre?
Doomsday for American Theater? Not at Milwaukee Rep, Where the Budget Just Doubled.
by Joshua Wright - May 26, 2026

Executive Director Chad Bauman on Milwaukee Rep's expansion, new play development, and why he sees this moment in American theater as 'a call to purpose.'
JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN, AMERICAN IDIOT and More Set for Goodman Theatre 26/27 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 20, 2026

Goodman Theatre Artistic Director Susan V. Booth and Executive Director John Collins have revealed the 2026/2027 Season line-up, beginning this fall. With 12 productions—five world or Chicago premieres, a reinvestigated classic and more.
JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN and More Set for Arsht Center 2026-27 Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 1, 2026

The Adrienne Arsht Center announced its 2026-27 Theater Up Close season in collaboration with Zoetic Stage, featuring GOD OF CARNAGE, THE INHERITANCE PART TWO, PIPPIN, and JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN.
JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN Will Transfer to the West End
by Stephi Wild - Apr 20, 2026

Kimberly Belflower's JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN, directed by Tony Award-winner Danya Taymor, will transfer to Wyndham's Theatre following a sold-out run at the Royal Court Theatre. The production was nominated for seven Tony Awards, including Best Play.
Alliance Theatre Reveals 2026/27 Season - ALICE IN NEVERLAND World Premiere and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 31, 2026

Alliance Theatre has revealed its 2026/27 season, featuring the world premiere musical Alice in Neverland, a world premiere adaptation of Winnie the Pooh, and more.
Center Theatre Group Reveals 2026/27 Season - THE TURNING WORLD Premiere and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 30, 2026

Center Theatre Group has revealed twelve productions for the 2026/27 Season. The eight-show One CTG subscription package includes plays and musicals at the Mark Taper Forum and Ahmanson Theatre, including The Turning world premiere and more.
Photos: First Look at JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN UK Premiere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 30, 2026

Check out production photos for the UK transfer of John Proctor is the Villain by Kimberly Belflower, directed by Tony Award-winner Danya Taymor. The production is now playing at the Royal Court.
Review Roundup: JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN at Royal Court Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 30, 2026

See what the critics are saying about the West End transfer of Kimberly Belflower’s John Proctor is the Villain, making its European premiere at The Royal Court Theatre in London. Read BroadwayWorld's Review Roundup here!
Review: JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN, Royal Court Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - Mar 27, 2026

When John Proctor is the Villain opened on Broadway last year, it lit a fire. Kimberly Belflower’s response to Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is more than play, it’s a movement. After shaking things up overseas, the piece is taking on London now (in the same venue that saw the U.K. premiere of Miller’s chef d’oeuvre seven decades ago almost to the day!) with its full creative team in tow and a brand new cast.
Photos: JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN in Rehearsal For UK Premiere
by Stephi Wild - Mar 20, 2026

All new rehearsal photos have been released for the UK transfer of one of the most anticipated shows of the year, the seven-time Tony Award-nominated, John Proctor is the Villain by Kimberly Belflower.

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