THEATER
TUESDAY - SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3 - 8, 2019 (continuing through DECEMBER 29)
8:00 PM TUESDAY - SATURDAY
2:00 PM WEDNESDAY, SATURDAY & SUNDAY

Arthur Miller: The Crucible
Bedlam
The Connelly Theater
220 East 4th Street, East Village, Manhattan

$59-$115
https://bedlam.org/the-crucible/

We're not supposed to look at art as competition, but it's hard for fans of progressive theater to avoid looking at this production by Bedlam and the just-concluded initial run by spin-off company The COOP as a kind of Stripped-Down Progressive Theater Battle Of The Bands. Bedlam's cut-out-the-fat approach would seem perfect for Arthur Miller's allegory of McCarthyism — if Ivo van Hove hadn't done such a stunning treatment a few years ago. Nevertheless, as I said, we're not supposed to look at art as competiton. (Note that holders of the most expensive tickets will be moved around to be kept closest to the stage action.)

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