Arthur Miller's The Crucible, a classic of American theater, is a parable--and a warning--for all time. The story is set in a 17th century Massachusetts town, where rigid Puritan ethics, as well as hypocrisy, ignorance and fear, fuel false accusations of witchcraft, and lead to chillng consequences.
Miller wrote The Crucible in the era of Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist Red Scare of the 1950's. He intended the play to hold a mirror to the deliberate victimization and ruining of lives he saw happening around him.
These themes resound at a high decibel today. This production's visual layers and surprises add new context to an enduring dramatic masterpiece.