The Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids Campus Theatre Department’s fall production of “The Crucible,” a 1953 play loosely based on the 1692 witch trials in Salem, Mass., will run Nov. 2, 3, 8, 9 and 10, 7:30 p.m., in the Performing Arts Center.

The lobby of Performing Arts Center will feature student art work related to “The Crucible,” and the Nov. 3 performance will host an post-play interdisciplinary discussion featuring faculty from the English and art departments and the play’s director, Scott Ford for alumni and the public. An interpreted performance will be held Nov. 8.

“The Crucible,” by Arthur Miller, is widely-recognized as one of the most important dramatic works of the 20th century. The play, as a parable of contemporary society, presents the riveting drama of the Salem witch trials and a community that is quickly and deeply divided when a group of young girls begin accusing many of their elders of witchcraft. At the center of the conflict is a farmer, John Proctor who attempts to overcome the mass hysteria even as his family is being consumed by it.

Tickets for “The Crucible” are $8 each and available at the Anoka-Ramsey Community College bookstore, 763-433-1250.

ABOUT ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Anoka-Ramsey Community College, with campuses in Cambridge and Coon Rapids, has been a leading provider of higher education and training in East Central Minnesota since 1978 and the north suburban area of Minneapolis/St. Paul since 1965. Annually, the college serves more than 9,800 learners of all ages as they pursue associate degrees that transfer as the first two years of a bachelor's degree, or certificate programs that lead immediately to rewarding careers. ARCC is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and