"The Crucible The Crucible is a 1953 play by American playwright Arthur Miller. It is a dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during 1692/93. Miller wrote the play as an allegory for McCarthyism, when the United States government persecuted people accused of being 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. The play was first performed at the Martin Beck Theatre on Broadway"
"tour with his new bride. Filmed on location and first broadcast by NBC as the pilot for a weekly TV series. The project failed to post a sale and St. James went on to costar in McMillan & Wife. The Crucible (1972) – A New Mexico State University production opening September 30, 1972. The Arthur Miller play, first produced in New York in 1955, explores the notorious witch hunts of Salem, Mass. Starring Kimbrough as NMSU guest artist, in the role of Jon Proctor and featuring Cornelia Easterling and Marcia Thomas. Night Call Nurses (1972) – Kimbrough delivers a fantastic"
"The Crucible (opera) The Crucible is an English language opera written by Robert Ward based on the play ""The Crucible"" by Arthur Miller. It won both the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Music and the New York Music Critics Circle Citation. The libretto was lightly adapted from Miller's text by Bernard Stambler. Ward received a commission from the New York City Opera to write the opera. Arthur Miller was involved in selecting Ward. It is one of the most performed operas by an American composer. ""The Crucible"" premiered on 26 October 1961 at the New York City Opera (NYCO), with Chester"
"believes. The Crucible (opera) The Crucible is an English language opera written by Robert Ward based on the play ""The Crucible"" by Arthur Miller. It won both the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Music and the New York Music Critics Circle Citation. The libretto was lightly adapted from Miller's text by Bernard Stambler. Ward received a commission from the New York City Opera to write the opera. Arthur Miller was involved in selecting Ward. It is one of the most performed operas by an American composer. ""The Crucible"" premiered on 26 October 1961 at the New York City Opera (NYCO), with"
"the Crucible Theatre Sheffield. Perrier Award winner Will Adamsdale played Alexander Masters and Fraser Ayres played Stuart Shorter, and was nominated for Best Actor in The Stage Awards. Stuart Shorter (born Stuart Clive Turner on 19 September 1968 in Cambridge – died 6 July 2002 in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire) was a homeless man and advocate whose life was chronicled by Alexander Masters in his book. Shorter was born in a condemned cottage on the edge of Cambridge, the son of Andrew Turner (called Rex in the book and dramatisation), a gypsy and Sonia (Judith), (née Tierney), a barmaid. Sonia later remarried,"
"Governor Jane Swift, more than 300 years later, all were finally proclaimed innocent. In ""The Crucible"" by Arthur Miller, a fictionalized version of the trials portrayed as a theatrical play, John Proctor is cast as the main character whose story is centered around his powerful & unrivaled position in the society and consequential wrongfully-convicted fate. However, the storyline of the play diverges from his actual history in numerous ways, including: In the 1957 screen adaptation of Miller's piece, Proctor was depicted by Yves Montand. In the 1996 film based on the play, Proctor was played by Daniel Day-Lewis. John Proctor"
"born in California, but moved to Massachusetts during his teen years and published his first poem in Lawrence; his frequent use of New England settings and themes ensured that he would be associated with the region. Arthur Miller, a New York City native, used New England as the setting for some of his works, most notably ""The Crucible"". Herman Melville, originally from New York City, bought the house now known as Arrowhead in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and there wrote his greatest novel ""Moby-Dick"". Poet Maxine Kumin was born in Philadelphia, and currently resides in Warner, New Hampshire. Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Mary"
"regional productions in the US, including Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, March 5–30, 1996 and Crossroads Theater Company, New Brunswick, New Jersey in March 1998. It was produced at Center Stage, Baltimore, Maryland, from May 5 - June 11, 2006 It ran at the Goodman Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, from June 6–25, 2006. The play takes place in Brooklyn in 1950. An African- American man, Godfrey Crump, grieving over his wife's death, finds new meaning in religion. He moves his family, Ernestine, a 17-year-old and Ermina, 15 years old, from Florida to Brooklyn. Their Aunt Lily espouses Communist sentiments and Godfrey's new"
"had found his situation untenable. He resigned that year and left Salem. Records in the ""Suffolk Deeds"" indicate it likely he returned to business in Boston in 1697. His wife Elizabeth died in 1696. In 1699, he remarried, to Dorothy Noyes, in Sudbury. He preached two or three years at Stow. He then moved to Concord (1704/05). He also preached six months in Dunstable in 1711. He died on February 27, 1720, in Sudbury. Parris features in Arthur Miller's play ""The Crucible,"" set against the backdrop of the witch trials. In the play, his daughter Elizabeth Parris is the first"
"The Crucible (novel) The Crucible (도가니) is a 2009 novel by Gong Ji-Young (공지영) based on an actual case of mass sexual abuse at a school for the deaf in Gwangju Inhwa, South Korea. The title was taken from Arthur Miller's play of the same name. Kang In-ho is a teacher forced to leave his family after the suicide of a former student with whom he had been romantically involved. He settles in Mujin (a fictional city) where he finds employment as a teacher at a school for the hearing impaired. On the first day of his new job, a"
"McKeown as Frank, Gregory Floy as Mike, Victoria Wood as Lynne, Joe Figg as Kev, Julie Walters as Betty, Noreen Kershaw as Gail and Christopher Hancock as Maurice. The show was then performed at The Crucible Theatre again in June that year with some cast changes. Polly James played Liz, Sam Kelly played Frank and Meg Johnson played Betty. After The Crucible's second version, the plan was to transfer the play to the West End. Though this never happened, it was performed at the King's Head Theatre in Islington. Wood said she heard a man at the interval saying ""It's"
"in 1964 (starring Michael Redgrave, Joan Plowright and Frank Finlay.) The play was adapted for film several times and as a Broadway musical. The Crucible Theatre Sheffield staged a revival in June 2011 directed by Christopher Luscombe and starring Barrie Rutter, Zoe Waites and Philip McGinley. The story is set in Salford in 1880. It bears many resemblances to the stories of ""Cinderella"" and ""King Lear"" including a deceased mother; three daughters, two of whom are pretty and frivolous, the third of whom is clever and hardworking; and a fairy godmother (Mrs. Hepworth). A shoemaker, Henry Hobson, has three daughters:"
"Pennsylvania, eventually moved to Ipswich, Massachusetts, which served as the model for the fictional New England town of Tarbox in his 1968 novel ""Couples"". Robert Frost was born in California, but moved to Massachusetts during his teen years and published his first poem in Lawrence; his frequent use of New England settings and themes ensured that he would be associated with the region. Arthur Miller, a New York City native, used New England as the setting for some of his works, most notably ""The Crucible"". Herman Melville, originally from New York City, bought the house now known as Arrowhead in"
"The Crucifer of Blood The Crucifer of Blood is a play by Paul Giovanni that is adapted from the Arthur Conan Doyle novel ""The Sign of the Four."" It depicts the character Irene St. Claire hiring the detective Sherlock Holmes to investigate the travails that her father and his three compatriots suffered over a pact made over a cursed treasure chest in colonial India during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The play, directed by the author, opened on Broadway at the Helen Hayes Theatre on September 28, 1978 and ran for 236 performances. The production was nominated for four Tony"
"trial; alternately, a container in which metals or other substances are subjected to high temperatures. The characters whose moral standards prevail in the face of death, such as John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse, symbolically refuse to sacrifice their principles or to falsely confess. The play was adapted by composer Robert Ward as an opera, ""The Crucible"", which was first performed in 1961 and received the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Music and the New York Music Critics' Circle Award. The play has been presented several times on television. One notable 1968 production starred George C. Scott as John Proctor, Colleen Dewhurst"
"""The Crucible"" (), was released in 2011 starring Gong Yoo as Kang In-ho and Jung Yu-mi as Seo Yoo-jin. The Crucible (novel) The Crucible (도가니) is a 2009 novel by Gong Ji-Young (공지영) based on an actual case of mass sexual abuse at a school for the deaf in Gwangju Inhwa, South Korea. The title was taken from Arthur Miller's play of the same name. Kang In-ho is a teacher forced to leave his family after the suicide of a former student with whom he had been romantically involved. He settles in Mujin (a fictional city) where he finds employment"
"were reconciled with her. She died in 1716 and is buried with her parents in an unmarked grave in Danvers, Massachusetts. Her will entered probate on June 29, 1716, so she presumably died shortly before then. In it, she refers to eight surviving siblings. Her four brothers inherited the land she had inherited from her parents, and her personal estate was divided between her four sisters. In Arthur Miller's play ""The Crucible"", her character's name is Ruth, to avoid confusion with her mother, Ann Putnam (Sr.) ""Conversion"" by Katherine Howe describes the mass hysteria of the fictional St. Joan's Academy"
"demonstrations to call for funding of AIDS research and treatment and to promote equal rights. His civil disobedience has led to his arrest on several occasions. Miller's interest in performance began in high school, where he took classes in theater and dance. He played the lead role of John Proctor in Lowell High School's production of ""The Crucible"" by Arthur Miller. At nineteen he moved to New York and studied dance with Merce Cunningham. In 1980 Miller joined with Charles Moulton, Peter Rose and Charles Dennis to found P.S. 122, a space for performance art. The name derives from the"
"revived on Broadway at New York City Center, running from November 25, 1953 to December 6, 1953. Ferrer and Kramm directed and Ferrer and Judith Evelyn starred. The play is set in the mental ward of a city hospital, and revolves around a theatrical director named Jim Downs, who has been driven to the verge of insanity and suicide by his estranged wife Ann. To outsiders, Ann seems to epitomize sweetness, kindness and graciousness. In reality, she is a bitter, manipulative shrew. Like the shrike, a small predatory bird that kills and impales its prey, Ann seems harmless but her"
"blemish on his good name. This confrontation ultimately leads to his death, leaving Eddie as one of Miller's examples of tragic figures. John Proctor is the protagonist of one of Miller's most controversial works, ""The Crucible"". He is a faithful farmer who lives by a strict moral code that he violates by succumbing to an affair with a young girl, Abigail, who serves in his home. After Proctor rejects her, Abigail spitefully accuses John's wife of witchcraft, involving him in a string of affairs that challenge his beliefs and convictions. In his attempts to save his wife, he is convicted"
"they did not speak to each other for the next ten years. The HUAC took an interest in Miller himself not long after ""The Crucible"" opened, denying him a passport to attend the play's London opening in 1954. Later Miller was further checked out: when testimony came out that he misled the HUAC, he was sentenced to a $500 fine and a 30-day stay in jail. It was overturned on appeal. Kazan defended his own actions through his film ""On the Waterfront"", in which a dockworker heroically testifies against a corrupt union boss. Though the play was widely considered only"
"Arthur Miller Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist, and a major figure in the twentieth-century American theater. Among his most popular plays are ""All My Sons"" (1947), ""Death of a Salesman"" (1949), ""The Crucible"" (1953) and ""A View from the Bridge"" (1955, revised 1956). He wrote several screenplays and was most noted for his work on ""The Misfits"" (1961). The drama ""Death of a Salesman"" has been numbered on the short list of finest American plays in the 20th century alongside Eugene O'Neill's ""Long Day's Journey into Night"" and Tennessee Williams's"
"have been caused by ergotism, the ingestion of fungus-infected rye. This explanation has not been widely accepted. In Arthur Miller's 1953 play, ""The Crucible"", a dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials, Abigail Williams is portrayed as the primary instigator of the accusations, motivated largely by her desire to be in a relationship with John Proctor, a married farmer with whom she had previously had an affair. In real life, there was no evidence of John Proctor and Abigail Williams ever meeting before the trials. Her age in the play had been raised to 17. She was"
"of Salem Neck, Downtown Salem District, the Point, South Salem, North Salem, Blubber Hollow, Witchcraft Heights, and the McIntire Historic District named after Salem's famous architect Samuel McIntire. Much of the city's cultural identity reflects its role as the location of the infamous Salem witch trials of 1692, as featured in Arthur Miller's ""The Crucible"". Police cars are adorned with witch logos, a public elementary school is known as Witchcraft Heights, and the Salem High School athletic teams are named the Witches; Gallows Hill was originally believed to be the site of numerous public hangings, and it is currently used"
"Actor's Workshop The Actor's Workshop was a theatre company founded in San Francisco in 1952. It was the first professional theatre on the west coast to premiere many of the modern American classics such as Arthur Miller's ""Death of a Salesman"" and ""The Crucible"", and the world dramas of Beckett, Brecht, Genet and Pinter. For the 1953-1954 season, the Workshop offered six plays: ""Lysistrata"", by Aristophanes; ""Venus Observed"", by Christopher Fry; ""Death of a Salesman"", by Arthur Miller; a revival of ""Playboy; The Cherry Orchard"", by Anton Chekhov; and ""Tonight at 8:30"", by Noël Coward. On April 15, 1955, the"
"Operation Crucible (play) Operation Crucible is a play by Kieran Knowles about the Sheffield Blitz, the German ""Luftwaffe"" bombing of Sheffield, England, during the Second World War. The drama focuses on a small group of men trapped inside a hotel destroyed by the bombing on December 12, 1940. ""Operation Crucible"", directed by Bryony Shanahan, opened for a run of nine performances at the Finborough Theatre in December 2013. It was invited back in July 2015 as the theatre's main production, It transferred to the Sheffield Crucible Theatre, where it opened on October 2016, during Daniel Evans' final season as Artistic"
"Crucible Theatre The Crucible Theatre (often referred to simply as ""The Crucible"") is a theatre in the city centre of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England which opened in 1971, As well as theatrical performances, it hosts the most prestigious event in professional snooker, the World Championship. The theatre was refurbished between 2007 and late 2009 and officially reopened 18 February 2010. The Crucible Theatre was built by M J Gleeson and opened in 1971, replacing the Playhouse Repertory theatre in Townhead Street. In 1967 Colin George, the founding Artistic Director of the Crucible, recommended a thrust stage for Sheffield, inspired by"
"made to the earliest petition (of 1692) by Danforth, since it did not include all of his lands, and a number of subsequent petitions were objected to by neighboring communities. It was not until 1700, after Danforth had died, that the town of Framingham was granted a charter. The town's seal contains the words ""Danforth's Farm"" in commemoration of this heritage. Danforth, Maine is named in his honor. The Danforth Museum of Art, founded in 1975, is located in Framingham. In Arthur Miller's play ""The Crucible,"" Danforth is depicted as the leading judicial figure overseeing the Salem trials. William Stoughton"
"1953, and running for 132 performances. Various revivals of the play have included: Other actresses who have portrayed Hester Collyer have included Penelope Keith. Prior to Rattigan's coding of his relationship with Morgan into the heterosexual relationship between Hester and Freddie, his first draft of the play more specifically treated the relationship between the lead characters as a homosexual relationship, and also hinted that the reason for the striking off of Miller, the ex-doctor in the play, from the register was due to Miller's homosexual preferences. Taking place over the course of one day, the play begins with the discovery"
"performed around the Feast of Corpus Christi probably in the town of Wakefield, England during the late Middle Ages until 1576. The ""Ludus Coventriae"" (also called the N Town plays"" or ""Hegge cycle""), now generally agreed to be a redacted compilation of at least three older, unrelated plays, and the ""Chester cycle"" of twenty-four pageants, now generally agreed to be an Elizabethan reconstruction of older medieval traditions. These biblical plays differ widely in content. Most contain episodes such as the ""Fall of Lucifer"", the ""Creation and Fall of Man"", ""Cain and Abel"", ""Noah and the Flood"", ""Abraham and Isaac"", the"
"witchcraft and began to accuse various people, including the Proctors, of witchcraft. Mary Warren is a character in the play ""The Crucible"" by Arthur Miller. True to the historical record, she is a maid for John Proctor, and becomes involved in the Salem witch hunt as one of the accusers, led by Abigail Williams. Mary Warren has a very weak character, giving in to pressure a number of times. Proctor manages to convince her to reveal that she and the other accusers have been fabricating their stories and ""supernatural experiences"" that have resulted in the arrest of many innocents. However,"
"Chester Mystery Plays The Chester Mystery Plays is a cycle of mystery plays originating in the city of Chester, England and dating back to at least the early part of the 15th century. A record of 1422 shows that the plays took place at the feast of Corpus Christi and this appears to have continued until 1521. Plays on Corpus Christi Day in 1475 included 'The trial and flagellation of Christ' and 'The Crucifixion'. The plays were then expanded into a three-day cycle on Whit Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. In the years between the plays there was the Chester Midsummer"
"Theatre, Melbourne, as well as Festival Theatre in Adelaide. In pre-Civil War Missouri, near St. Petersburg, the vagabond child Huckleberry Finn describes the events by which he and Tom Sawyer had discovered a fortune. Huck has been adopted by the Widow Douglas and her spinster sister Miss Watson, and his guardians, Judge Thatcher, Huck's best friend Tom Sawyer, and practically the entire town inform Huck that he needs to learn to read and write and read the Bible if he ever hopes to go to Heaven (""Do Ya Wanna Go To Heaven?""). The only one who does not attempt to"