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The Crucible The Crucible by Arthur Miller is the story of the lives of a group of people the Puritans, living in Salem in 1692 who got overtaken by the frightening threat of accused witch-craft and the subsequent trials. Throughout the play it relates the personal opinions of the people and their families who all became involved. The cast seems to enjoy their acting, which was of a high standard. The atmosphere was highly dramatic and …

…The director uses all different kinds of approaches to design to make the performance more entertaining and provide an extra twist to the dull scenes written in Arthur Miller's original playscript of The Crucible. From the Deputy-governor's massive costume to the moving background, the director uses an assortment of theatrical aspects to organize and efficiently use stage space to make this performance which I feel a lot of people will remember for a long time.