The Crucible
Play by Arthur Miller

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The Crucible is a 1953 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. Wikipedia

First performance: January 22, 1953

Playwright: Arthur Miller

Genre: Tragedy

Characters: Reverend Hale, Abigail Williams, John Proctor, More

Setting: Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Subjects: Salem witch trials, McCarthyism

Critic reviews

Arthur Miller's Tony Award-winning play is profoundly powerful in its message, as a stage play, and as a piece of literature. Full review

Barbara Schultz·Common Sense Media