Endicott College To Host Salem Witch Trial Reenactment

BEVERLY, MA — North Shore residents and visitors will have a chance to step into one of the region's best-known chapters of history when Endicott College hosts an interactive Salem Witch Trials reenactment.

The Endicott College Tadler Center for the Humanities will present Cry Innocent: The People vs. Bridget Bishop at the Manninen Center for the Arts on Tuesday night.

The event is scheduled for 5 to 6 p.m. and is produced by History Alive! — an immersive company production of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692.

The reenactment centers on Bridget Bishop, known as Salem's first accused witch. Organizers describe the event as an "immersive, interactive trial reenactment" and invite attendees to take part directly in the program.

Participants can "join the Puritan jury, question the accused, and decide the legendary fate of Salem’s first accused witch."

That format will allow audience members to move beyond watching a staged performance and instead take on a role in the trial setting presented by the actors.

The program is being hosted by the Tadler Center for the Humanities at Endicott College, placing the event within the school's broader humanities and local history programming.

Those planning to attend can reserve a spot here.