The Crucible

Arthur Miller's timeless tale of truth on trial!

Friday
28th
April
2017
7:30PM
Saturday
29th
April
2017
7:30PM
Sunday
30th
April
2017
2:00PM

Performed by : Franklin Performing Arts Company


Winner of the 1953 Tony Award for Best Play, Arthur Miller’s drama about the Puritan purge of witchcraft in old Salem is both a gripping historical play and a timely parable of our contemporary society. Set in 1692, 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 brings the girl to court to admit the lie – and it is there that the monstrous course of bigotry and deceit is terrifyingly depicted. The farmer, instead of saving his wife, finds himself also accused of witchcraft and ultimately condemned with a host of others. While set against the backdrop of the Salem Witch Trials, Miller’s masterful drama is an allegory of the McCarthy-era witch-hunts of the 1950s. The Crucible is a timeless landmark work with a universal message about the power of false accusations, mass hysteria, fear and intolerance.

Sponsored by Neta Cares

 


Location

THE BLACK BOX
15 West Central Street
Franklin MA 02038
United States