C.S. Lewis’ book “The Screwtape Letters” was first published in 1942. Since then it has captured the hearts and minds of many who appreciate the author’s wry humor and cleverly inverted arguments regarding faith and morality.

“The Screwtape Letters,” currently being presented at the Lansburgh Theatre, is adapted for the stage by Jeffrey Fiske and Max McLean. It is set in hell, in the office of a senior demon, His Abysmal Sublimity Screwtape. There Screwtape dictates letter after letter to his nephew, Wormwood, a junior tempter on Earth, giving him advice as to how he should turn an ordinary mortal into a sinner.