Book Group: The Crucible

Join your neighbors for a book group discussion of Arthur Miller’s classic play The Crucible, a fictionalized account of the 1692 Salem Witch Hysteria. Written in 1953 after spending days in Salem reading trial documents, Miller was convinced that the persecution of innocent neighbors in seventeenth-century Salem had an important message for Americans during the McCarthy era. The play focuses on the courage of those who refused to plead guilty to witchcraft, such as Rebecca Nurse and John Proctor. Facilitated by licensed city guide and former professor Rebecca Johnson, we’ll explore why the play continues to be relevant today.

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