THE CRUCIBLE

Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts is pleased to announce their upcoming production of The Crucible on the Browning Mainstage Theatre (130 Edgar Rd., Loretto Hilton Center for the Arts, St. Louis, MO 63119). One of the most acclaimed plays in the American theatrical canon, this exciting drama about the Puritan purge of witchcraft in old Salem is a gripping and timely parable of contemporary society, as well as a studied historical tale. The story focuses upon a young farmer, his wife and a young servant-girl who maliciously causes the wife’s arrest for witchcraft. The farmer brings the girl to court to admit the lie – and the monstrous course of bigotry and deceit is terrifyingly depicted. The farmer, instead of saving his wife, finds himself also accused of witchcraft and ultimately condemned along with a host of others.