The ruthlessness of the prosecutors and the eagerness of neighbor to testify against neighbor brilliantly illuminates the destructive power of socially sanctioned violence. In the rigid theocracy of Salem, rumors that women are practicing witchcraft galvanize the town's most basic fears and suspicions and when a young girl accuses Elizabeth Proctor of being a witch, self-righteous church leaders and townspeople insist that Elizabeth be brought to trial. Based on historical people and real events, Miller's drama is a searing portrait of a community engulfed by hysteria. Joe Spano as Francis NurseDirected by Martin Jenkins.DURATION: About a 2 hour performance.'I believe that the reader will discover here the essential nature of one of the strangest and most awful chapters in human history,' Arthur Miller wrote of his classic play about the witch-hunts and trials in seventeenth-century Salem, Massachusetts.Anna Sophie Loewenberg as Betty Parris.Rene Auberjonois as Deputy Governor Danforth.

Theatre Works full cast performance starring (in alphabetical order):Richard Dreyfuss as Reverend John Hale In the rigid theocracy of Salem, Massachusetts, rumors that women are practicing witchcraft galvanize the town.This play famously mirrors the anti-Communist hysteria that held the United States in its grip in the 1950s.The Crucible won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1953.An L.A. In the extremely religious context of Puritan New England, prominent members ofthe community see the Devil at work. A group of girls fell ill, with hallucinations and seizures.

This standalone audiobook app combines a professional audio recording with supplemental features for download-once, grab-and-goanywhere enjoyment.It’s 1692 in the small Massachusetts village of Salem. The Crucible (by Arthur Miller) is presented by L.A.

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