Taylor Theatre Playbills
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Description
The playbill for Taylor University’s Spring 1962 performance of The Crucible by Arthur Miller.
The Crucible is a fictional story of the Salem Witch trials, telling the deterioration of a Massachusetts town when a group of women are accused of practicing witchcraft. Millar wrote the play as an allegory for McCarthyism.
Artistic Director
Jim Young
Publication Date
5-2-1962
City
Upland, IN
Keywords
tragedy, allegory, McCarthyism, Salem Witch Trials
Disciplines
Acting | Arts and Humanities | Dance | Education | Higher Education | Playwriting | Theatre and Performance Studies | Theatre History
Recommended Citation
"The Crucible" (1962). Taylor Theatre Playbills. 278.
https://pillars.taylor.edu/playbills/278
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