THE CRUCIBLE

RE⋅DEMP⋅TION (noun): deliverance from sin; salvation.

Set during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 and written in direct response to the McCarthy trials in the 1950s, this scathing indictment of censorship remains a timeless classic of American drama -  a master study on the inherent frailty, delicate beauty and limitless possibility of the human spirit.

Arthur Miller was an American playwright and essayist who passed away in 2005. He wrote a wide variety of dramas, including plays such as The Crucible, A View from the Bridge, All My Sons and Death of a Salesman (1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama), all of which are studied and performed worldwide. Mr. Miller was often in the public eye, most famously for refusing to give evidence against others to the House Un-American Activities Committee. Mr. Miller is considered by both audiences and scholars as one of America's greatest playwrights.

Director Chris Maher graduated with a degree in theatre performance from Illinois State University in 1997. Upon arrival in Chicago, he served as Artistic Director for the now defunct East Window Theatre Company. He appeared in several shows for them and directed Say Goodnight Gracie in 1999. He joined Open Eye Productions in 2001 and became artistic director in 2004. His Open Eye directing credits include Christopher Durang's Titanic, You Can't Take It With You, Assassins, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Trust, and most recently, The Solid Gold Cadillac. Last year, Mr. Maher directed the Midwest Premiere of Robert Schenkkan's Lewis & Clark Reach The Euphrates for ICT. Mr. Maher became Artistic Director of ICT in June 2009.

Dates
Opens: 27th March 2010
Closes: 2nd May 2010

ICT has received four Non-Equity Jeff Awards and seven After Dark Awards since its inception. For more information on ICT, please visit www.infamouscommonwealth.org.