The Crucible - by Arthur Miller

Winner of the 1953 Tony Award for Best Play. “A powerful drama.” —NY Times.

This exciting drama about the Puritan purge of witchcraft in old Salem is both a gripping historical play and a timely parable of our contemporary society. The story focuses upon a young farmer, his wife, and a young servant-girl who maliciously causes the wife’s arrest for witchcraft. The farmer goes to court to prove the accusations false, but it is here that the course of bigotry and deceit is terrifyingly depicted. (Taken in part from Dramatists Play Service online.)