The Crucible - Wikipedia
The Crucible is a 1953 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatized and partially fictionalized [1] story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay from 1692 to 1693.
‘The Crucible’ at Blank Canvas review: Play powerful as ever
Sep 4, 2024 · The story explores the mass hysteria and paranoia that grips a Puritan town when Reverend Samuel Parris (Brian McNally) finds a group of young girls,...
The Crucible: the real witch hunt that inspired Arthur Miller’s play
Jun 12, 2023 · The Crucible went on to be Miller’s most produced work. The central character, John Proctor, believes it is possible to declare his own separate peace, as others are swept up by moral anarchy...
The Real Witch Hunt Behind 'The Crucible' - Collider
Oct 15, 2022 · Though heavily romanticized and fictionalized, The Crucible is based on true events, when a small village became the scene of the most famous witch hunt in history.
Stirring Up Trouble with 'The Crucible' | Challenging the Classics
Aug 6, 2020 · The play about the Salem witch trials presents a moral dilemma, but it's another canonical work centering the white, Christian, male perspective. Here are suggestions for discussion and alternate works. Arthur Miller’s 1953 play The Crucible has long been considered a part of the canon for American literature courses.
Why I Wrote “The Crucible” - The New Yorker
Oct 13, 1996 · “The Crucible” was an act of desperation. Much of my desperation branched out, I suppose, from a typical Depression-era trauma—the blow struck on the mind by the rise of European Fascism...
The Crucible: Full Play Summary - SparkNotes
In the Puritan New England town of Salem, Massachusetts, a group of girls goes dancing in the forest with a black slave named Tituba. While dancing, they are caught by the local minister, Reverend Parris. One of the girls, Parris’s daughter Betty, falls into a coma-like state.
Sadie Sink to Star in Broadway Play Inspired by ‘Crucible’ and …
5 days ago · Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Kimberly Belflower’s “John Proctor Is the Villain” will be directed by Danya Taymor, who won a Tony this year for “The Outsiders.” By ...
The Crucible full cast announced ahead of West End run
Apr 18, 2023 · The National Theatre has revealed casting for its forthcoming transfer of The Crucible. Lyndsey Turner’s critically acclaimed production is playing the Gielgud Theatre from 7 June to 2 September 2023.
Neeson and Linney Burn in Miller's Crucible, Opening March 7
Liam Neeson and Laura Linney star as fiery farmer John Proctor and his prudish wife Elizabeth in Richard Eyre's revival of Arthur Miller's The Crucible, opening March 7 at the Virginia Theatre....