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The Crucible

This 1953 play dramatizing the 1692 Salem witch trials is an allegory for McCarthyism.

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  • | 12:34 p.m. March 6, 2026
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Performance Dates: March 26 - April 5, 2026
Preview performance on March 25

Location: The Crossings at Siesta Key, 3501 S Tamiami Trl Suite 1130, Sarasota, FL 34239

Description: Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" is a gripping, cautionary tale of mass hysteria and the power of speaking truth to fear, proving that some voices, no matter how persecuted, cannot be silenced. This 1953 play dramatizing the 1692 Salem witch trials is an allegory for McCarthyism. Teenage girls in a strict Puritan town trigger a hysteria by accusing neighbors of witchcraft, resulting in innocent deaths and exposing the town's profound moral, personal, and political corruption.

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