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THE
CRUCIBLE
by Arthur Miller
Massachusetts, 1692. In the village of Salem some
young girls
seem to be hit by a strange illness. We soon
learn that they are
just covering up a silly teenage experiment,
but since nobody in
Salem knows about this, the girls' illness is
blamed on witchcraft.
Reverend Hale, an expert on the subject, is called
in for help.
One girl, Abigail, quickly realizes that confessing
will save her
head, so she confesses to witchcraft and starts
accusing others.
This lifts the girls to a position of power.
From then on the
situation in town spins out of control - people
who find
themselves accused can only save their lives
by confessing
and blaming others.
There are some people who do not fall prey to
the social
hysteria, and who want to convince the court
that a simple
investigation into the facts of the case will
reveal the truth.
Is it too late for the voice of reason to be
heard?
Performed February 2, 3, 4, and 5
2010 in Aula Geibelstr. at 19.30
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