'The Crucible' Comes to PTHS

Director Kelly Barefoot is making last minute adjustments with her cast and crew as they prepare for opening night of Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible,” running May 26, 27 and 28 at the theater.

In Salem, 1692, something wicked this way comes. Fear and paranoia grip the land, and the Salem Witch Trials begin. As accusations fly, the bodies mount up until the town runs red with blood.

Arthur Miller’s allegorical tale, covertly pointing a finger at Joseph McCarthy’s House of Representatives’ Committee on Un-American Activities, details the beginning of one of America’s most shameful events.

When Abigail Williams (Lauren Spinabelli) accuses Tituba (Bri Wagner) of witchcraft, all hell breaks loose.

It’s not long before a slew of innocent people are accused of witchcraft, and the hangings begin. Rev. John Hale (John McGovern), a self-proclaimed witch-hunter, is summoned to town to examine the accused.

Soon, Abigail’s ulterior motives are revealed when she accuses Elizabeth Proctor (Carley Adams) of witchcraft. The-girl-who-cries-witch wants Elizabeth’s husband John (Hardy Kern). She hopes Elizabeth will hang and she can be free to marry him. John Proctor must expose Abigail’s lies before his wife is sent to the gallows.

Want to see how it all turns out? Head down to the PTHS theater and catch "The Crucible."