The Crucible

Featuring a cast of NYC high school and college students, this thrilling drama about the Salem witch trials is both a gripping historical play and a chilling parable of our contemporary society. The story focuses on a young farmer, his wife and a teenage servant-girl who maliciously accuses the wife of witchcraft. This spark of vengeance ignites a raging fire of bigotry and paranoia which threatens to consume the entire community. The Crucible brilliantly explores the threshold between individual guilt and mass hysteria, personal spite and collective evil, and vividly examines the dangers that follow when a group of people unquestioningly believe that they possess the absolute truth.

Minimum Group Size: 10

Founded in 1991, City Lights Youth Theatre’s mission is to provide young people from diverse backgrounds the opportunity to participate in theatre experiences in order to develop confidence, responsibility, teamwork, and a greater sense of self and community. Our performing arts classes, full-scale productions, and in-school residencies engage children and teens, ages 3-19, in the collaborative process of creating and performing theatre.

City Lights seeks to enable students to develop the focus, confidence, and communication skills that can have a dramatic impact on every aspect of their lives. Our teaching staff of professional actors, directors, musicians, choreographers, and playwrights creates a nurturing and supportive environment that encourages risk-taking and promotes the discovery of individual strengths.

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