{"id":8203,"date":"2026-03-12T15:46:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T15:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/12\/the-screwtape-letters-comes-to-columbia\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T15:46:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T15:46:44","slug":"the-screwtape-letters-comes-to-columbia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpstrianglenews.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/12\/the-screwtape-letters-comes-to-columbia\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Screwtape Letters\u201d Comes to Columbia"},"content":{"rendered":"

The stage adaptation of The Screwtape Letters<\/span><\/span><\/strong> will be performed in Columbia at the Koger Center for the Arts<\/span><\/span><\/strong> on March 19 at 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Based on the classic work by C. S. Lewis<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, the production explores spiritual warfare from a demon’s point of view. The show has played to sold-out audiences in major cities across the United States and London, reaching more than 600,000 viewers.<\/p>\n

Along with The Chronicles of Narnia<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, The Screwtape Letters<\/em> remains one of Lewis’ most influential works. First published in 1942, the book brought worldwide recognition to the Oxford scholar and even earned a cover feature in Time<\/em> magazine.<\/p>\n

The play presents a morally inverted world set in a stylish office in hell, where God is referred to as “the Enemy” and the devil as “Our Father Below.” The story follows Screwtape — “His Abysmal Sublimity” — and his servant demon Toadpipe as they mentor an apprentice demon named Wormwood in the art of tempting an unsuspecting human on Earth.<\/p>\n

Directed by Max McLean<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, the production stars Brent Harris<\/span><\/span><\/strong> as Screwtape.<\/p>\n

Lewis said the idea for the book came to him after listening to Adolf Hitler<\/span><\/span><\/strong>’s Reichstag speech on July 19, 1940, which was simultaneously translated on BBC<\/span><\/span><\/strong> radio. The experience influenced his exploration of persuasion, temptation and human weakness.<\/p>\n

Lewis dedicated the book to his friend J. R. R. Tolkien<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, who had cautioned him about the spiritual toll of focusing too deeply on evil.<\/p>\n

For more information, visit ScrewtapeOnStage.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Photo by ScrewtapeOnStage.com<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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