
The Crucible
Arthur Miller · 1953
Salem, 1692. A group of girls claim to see the devil, and the town tears itself apart. Miller wrote it in 1953 as a direct allegory for McCarthyism, and he got called before HUAC for his trouble. The play outlived the politics: it gets revived whenever a society starts demanding loyalty oaths.
Drama · the Pro canon
The case for it, the case against, and the rest of the canon open with Pro.