As Miller intended, people saw The Crucible as an allegory for the US House of Representatives’ Committee on Un-American Activities’ hunt for communist sympathizers. Three years after The Crucible opened, Miller himself was questioned by committee. In a piece published in the The New Yorker magazine on Oct. 13, 1966, about the writing of the play and his memories of that time, Miller wrote: “Few of us can easily surrender our belief that society must somehow make sense. The play ran three-and-a-half hours with an intermission. ■ More information and ticket links can be found on the company’s Web site Crucible page (www.vscinemas.com.tw/vsweb/film/detail.aspx?id=4182).
