The Crucible

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The Crucible

Play

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The Crucible is a 1953 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It was initially called "The Chronicles of Sarah Good". It is a dramatization of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. Miller wrote the play as an allegory of McCarthyism, when the U.S. government blacklisted accused communists. Miller himself was questioned by the House of Representatives' Committee on Un-American Activities in 1956 and convicted of "contempt of Congress" for refusing to identify others present at meetings he had attended. It was first performed at the Martin Beck Theater on Broadway on January 22, 1953. Miller felt that this production was too stylized and cold and the reviews for it were largely hostile (although The New York Times noted "a powerful play driving performance"). Nonetheless, the production won the 1953 "Best Play" Tony Award. A year later a new production succeeded and the play became a classic. It is a central work in the canon of American drama.

Character in play Abigail Williams Elizabeth Proctor Giles Corey John Hathorne John Proctor Mary Warren Reverend John Hale Reverend Samuel Parris Thomas Danforth

Ibdb id 2847

Premiere date 1953-01-22

Premiere year 1953

Setting of play Salem, Massachusetts

Subject of play Salem witch trials, McCarthyism

English Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crucible

Spanish wikipedia http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_brujas_de_Salem