It’s true “The Crucible” derives its story from the true-life saga of the Salem witch trials. But Arthur Miller’s scathing 1953 play is about those events in the same way “Macbeth” is about excessive ...

The FSU/Asolo Conservatory is getting a jump on Broadway with the opening of Kimberly Belflower’s acclaimed regional hit “John Proctor is the Villain,” which takes a different kind of look at the ...

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Arthur Miller’s riveting play “The Crucible” is one of the masterpieces of American theater, but its brilliance goes beyond the gripping narrative or its stark portrayal of historical events. What ...

2016 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play Bill Camp 2016 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Music in a Play Philip Glass 2016 Drama League Awards Distinguished Performance Award Sophie ...

I’ve seen Arthur Miller’s play “The Crucible” a few times on stage over the years. I’ve read the play at various ages, in various stages of my educational journey, from junior high through graduate ...

The first word spoken in “John Proctor Is the Villain” is “sex,” a portent of things to come. Mr. Smith (Gabriel Ebert), a high school English teacher, has been tasked with handling sex-ed for his ...

correctionAn earlier version of this story misquoted playwright Kimberly Belflower. Recounting a conversation she had with her father about “The Crucible,” Belflower recalled that it was she, not he, ...

Over the past 63 years, The Crucible has taken on myriad new meanings. But the real lesson is that some things never really change. A scene from Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, directed by Ivo van Hove.

Shakespearean in dimension and craft, “The Crucible,” Arthur Miller’s 1953 play about the Salem witch trials, is inarguably a masterwork. More arguably, it’s over-produced. How, then, does a director ...