“The Crucible” Arthur Miller’s most produced play, originally opened on Broadway on January 22, 1953. It was instantly a success with critics and audiences alike. The play is loosely based on events that took place during the Salem witch hunt in 1692. Initially the play was seen as a response to McCarthyism and the actions of the House Un-American Activities Committee’s crusade against supposed Communist sympathizers. However, the many levels of Miller’s writing creates not only a political commentary, but a tragedy of a terrible period of American History, and a discussion of how fear and mistrust...