It’s easy to understand why Arthur Miller’s The Crucible is his most performed play worldwide, and why the playwright once said in an interview that he considered it his finest work.
A masterful, riveting exploration of the 1692 Salem witch trials, this timeless Tony Award-winning play is also an allegory for McCarthyism and the House Un-American Activities Committee’s modern-day witch hunts.
Convinced that witches are living among them, Salem is gripped by mass hysteria, paranoia, fear and retribution, with neighbors turning on and turning in neighbors, and religious fervor turning a blind eye to justice. This extraordinary, powerful play opens at Palm Beach Dramaworks on April 3 and continues through April 19.
Palm Beach Dramaworks Producing Artistic Director William Hayes directs. Diane Perlberg is the 2025-26 season sponsor. Toni and Martin Sosnoff are the executive producers of The Crucible, and Nancy Goodes is the producer.
The production features (in alphabetical order) Cat Boynton, Barbara B. Bradshaw, Gary Cadwallader, John Campagnuolo, Kaia Davis, Rob Donohoe, Peter W. Galman, Hannah Hayley, David A. Hyland, Nick Jordan, Julie Kleiner, Margery Lowe, Natalie Donahue McMahon, Tom Patterson, Andy Prosky, Karen Stephens, John Leonard Thompson, Seth Trucks, Tom Wahl and Elisabeth Yancey.
Jessica Chen is the assistant director, Doug Wilkinson is the scenic designer, Brian O’Keefe is the costume designer, José Santiago is the lighting designer, Roger Arnold is the sound designer, Adam J. Thompson is the projection designer, David A. Hyland is the fight director, Robin Christian-McNair is the dialect coach, Bruce Linser is the hymns consultant/director, Kathryn Johnston is the intimacy coordinator and casting is by McCorkle Casting Ltd.
Palm Beach Dramaworks is a professional, nonprofit theatre company founded in 2000 and located in the heart of downtown West Palm Beach. Each season, the award-winning company produces five shows and offers a wide variety of programs for students at the theater and in schools.
Tickets for all performances are $95, except for opening night of each production ($115) and previews ($75). Student tickets are available for $15 with a valid K-12 or university/college ID, and anyone under 40 pays $40 (no additional fees) with a photo ID. Tickets for educators and active military are half price with proper ID (other restrictions apply). Group rates are also available. Tickets can be purchased through the box office, in person or by phone at (561) 514-4042, ext. 2, and online 24 hours a day at www.palmbeachdramaworks.org.
Evening performances are Wednesday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Matinee performances are Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. Post-performance discussions follow Wednesday and Thursday matinees. The Don & Ann Brown Theatre is located in the heart of downtown West Palm Beach at 201 Clematis Street.
