The Crucible
Drama - Revival
Vivian Beaumont Theater
Data not verified
- First Preview:
- Opening Date: April 27, 1972
- Closing Date: June 3, 1972
- Previews: 13
- Performances: 44
Playwright: Arthur Miller
Synopsis
Arthur Miller's tale of the Salem witch trials, in which a group of girls accuse upstanding women in the town of witchcraft to divert suspicion from their own activities, has been seen as an allegory for Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-Communist crusades of the 1950s.
Opening Night Cast
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Philip Bosco | Reverend John Hale |
| Caryll Coan | Susanna Walcott | |
| Jerome Dempsey | Reverend Samuel Parris | |
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Kathleen Doyle | Mercy Lewis |
| Stephen Elliott | Deputy-Governor Danforth | |
| Pauline Flanagan | Ann Putnam | |
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Robert Foxworth | John Proctor |
| Richard Greene | Ezekiel Cheever |
Opening Night Production Credits
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Arthur Miller | Writer |
| John Berry | Director | |
| Jo Mielziner | Scenic Design | |
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Carrie F. Robbins | Costume Design |
| Jo Mielziner | Lighting Design | |
| Lincoln Center Theater | Producer |
