NEW YORK " It was the last day of 2015 and Sophie Okonedo was getting ready to go out and have fun at a New Year's Eve party when she got an email that would keep her very sober indeed.It was from the creative team of the Broadway revival of "The Crucible" and they politely wanted to make sure that Okonedo would have all her lines memorized by the first day of rehearsals in a few weeks " and in an American accent.
SOURCE: Boston Herald at 05:39PM on May 9, 2016