Becky Nurse of Salem at Berkeley Repertory Theatre

Sarah Ruhl; dir: Anne Kauffman.

World Premiere

Authors

• Sarah Ruhl

BECKY NURSE OF SALEM, a dark contemporary comedy by Sarah Ruhl, follows Becky, a modern-day descendant of accused witch Rebecca Nurse in Salem. Becky, who works at the local witch museum, seems to be dogged by bad luck. Is it a curse from her past? Or her inability to navigate her present? Looking for love and redemption through spells, pills, and a bartender named Bob, Becky is a contemporary pilgrim for the Lock Her Up era. A play about the legacy of misogyny, witchcraft, and even Arthur Miller, Becky Nurse is a truth-teller for our times.