Archive · 19 Nov 2025
NSD Students to Perform 'The Crucible' Against McCarthyism
Students at the National School of Drama (NSD) are putting on a play called 'The Crucible' by Arthur Miller.
The story is about people being falsely accused of witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts.
Miller wrote this play to show what happens when people are afraid and start accusing others without evidence.
It's like what happens sometimes in the news when people are accused of something but later found to be innocent.
The play shows that speaking the truth can be dangerous, but it's important to do so.
NSD students to perform Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible' from Nov 19-23
Play set in Salem, Massachusetts during the 17th century witch trials
First time NSD presents an Arthur Miller text
Play mirrors current social behaviors and authoritarian tendencies
Director Amitesh Grover links play to media witch hunts
- Who
- Third-year students of National School of Drama (NSD)
- What
- Performing Arthur Miller's 'The Crucible'
- When
- November 19 to 23
- Where
- NSD's Abhimanch theatre, Mandi House
- Why
- To reflect on current social behaviors and authoritarian tendencies, and link it to media witch hunts
Protest against authoritarianism
Caution against false accusations
Relevance to current times
Protest against authoritarianism
The play serves as a protest against rising authoritarian tendencies worldwide.
Caution against false accusations
It highlights the dangers of baseless accusations and hysteria.
- Playwright
- Arthur Miller
- First performed
- 1953
- Setting
- Salem, Massachusetts, late 17th century
- Director
- Amitesh Grover
- Duration
- 5 days