a journey of intrigue, base desire, greed, power struggles, lies, and hypocrisy. All indications of the human condition that are as relevant today as they were in 1953, when Miller wrote this play during the McCarthy era.

Old resentments and jealousies create a neighbor against neighbor scenario illustrating the lust for monetary, political, and spiritual power. Each character has something to hide when put under the investigative microscope.

The Crucible is about the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and how through deceit and paranoia, people of the town were unfairly accused of being witches.

Malcolm X's voice would influence his life and work