University presents "The Crucible" in November
Bluffton University will present “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller this fall.
Dr. Melissa Friesen, a professor and chair of art, communication and theatre at Bluffton, will direct the show, being staged at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 2-4 and 2:30 p.m., Nov. 5 in Ramseyer Auditorium in College Hall.
Reserved tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for senior citizens (65 and over) and non-Bluffton students. Tickets are available online at http://tickets.bluffton.edu or at the Marbeck Center information desk. For assistance with tickets, call the box office at 419-358-3239.
Accusations of witchcraft in an insular Puritan village lead to paranoia, hysteria and deceit in “The Crucible,” Arthur Miller’s dramatic play about the 1692 Salem witch trials.
Written in the early 1950s, the tale also serves as an allegory for Senator Joseph McCarthy’s anti-Communist crusades during the “Red Scare,” and its themes of themes of intolerance, deceit and integrity continue to resonate today.
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