The Crucible - Arthur Miller

Saw a Steppenwolf production of this play Friday night. It was very well done. Only the second time that I've been to the Steppenwolf, but I have to admit I'm impressed. The vast majority of the acting was exceptional - not overdone, which is easy to do with this type of play. Set was minimal but sufficient - nicely spartan. Having never read The Crucible, but being familiar with the historical events behind it, I was very impressed with both the historical accuracy and use of the historical situation to describe mob think. I read Miller was trying to address McCarthyism, but of course the beauty is the universality of the concept. So easy to get caught up in insanity in a closed system...