SYNOPSIS

In this allegorical drama, which is part fiction and part history, an entire town is consumed by rumors of witchcraft and guided by lies and fear, as they become focused on ridding their community of an evil that does not exist. After a group of young girls is found to have been dancing in the woods at night, Abigail, one of the girls, takes ill. Learning of the dancing and apparent conjuring, the Reverend Paris sets forth to expunge any witches from the town. As the plot develops, Abigail sees a way to have Elizabeth Proctor, the wife of her former secret lover John Proctor, hanged as a witch. But as more accusations are made, many more in town will find themselves facing possible death.