The International Theatre Program at the University of Rochester presents The Crucible. Arthur Miller’s searing modern masterpiece is commonly considered a response to the “red scare” and Senator Joseph McCarthy’s House Un-American Activities Committee activities. But the portrayal of a community riven by misinformation and superstition, conspiracies, intolerance, and deceit—both internal and external—resonates forcefully in 21st-century America. When accusations of witchcraft spread like a viral scourge through 17th Century Salem, MA, no one remains immune.