Off-Broadway's The Screwtape Letters will close on January 9, 2011, at the Westside Theatre. The show will embark on a national tour beginning January 15 in Los Angeles with playwright and title star Max McLean as Screwtape. The tour will continue to San Diego, Portland, Seattle, Colorado Springs and other soon-to-be announced cities.

This stage adaptation of the C ...

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When Max McLean takes the stage in The Screwtape Letters (which just extended for an open-ended run at off-Broadway’s Westside Theatre), the deep-voiced actor gives a chilling portrayal of C.S. Lewis’ devilish title character. Never has a demon seemed more charismatic, which was precisely the point of Lewis’ World War II-era novel, told in a ...

In the early days of World War II, celebrated author C.S. Lewis penned a novel aimed at the lies and doubletalk perpetuated by the Nazis. The Screwtape Letters featured letters written from hell by the demon title character to a “junior tempter” on Earth, including helpful tips for convincing people to embrace "Our Father Below." Actor/writer Max McLean ...

A theatrical adaptation of C. S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters by Jeffrey Fiske and Max McLean is headed for the the Westside Theatre’s upstairs space after a six-month run in Chicago. The solo piece, starring McLean in a performance that won a Jeff Award, will begin performances on April 15 and open on May 3 for an off-Broadway run ...