Inside the ‘Witchy Circle’ of the ‘John Proctor Is the Villain’ Cast

It comes as no surprise that the women of “John Proctor Is the Villain” have an especially epic group text.  The Broadway hit, which heads into this weekend’s Tony Awards with seven nominations including Best Play, is set in a rural Southern high school classroom and follows a set of mostly young female students who have been classmates their whole lives, so bonding off set was crucial when it came to selling the story.   “Danya [Taymor, the show’s director] was so good about that because I think especially for these students in a small town, you’re in the same class with the same people your entire life, and that chemistry is really important,” says star Sadie Sink, over Zoom from her dressing room. “And that was never lost on Danya at all. So she would really incorporate a lot of team-building exercises into rehearsal that would maybe seem silly at first, but over time just really added up and became super meaningful and important into establishing that kind of connection.” The real bonding — which is evident from chatting with Sink and costars Molly Griggs and Fina Strazza, each from their respective dressing rooms — has come since the show officially opened, be

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