05/26/2026
By Dan Guarino
“Did you ever realize the destruction one lie can cause?” So reads the descriptive tagline for the Rockaway Theatre Company’s production of Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible.” The drama opens on Friday, May 29, at RTC’s John Gilleece Theater at Fort Tilden, and runs for ten performances through Sunday, June 14.
Tickets are available at www.rockawaytheatrecompany.org. Showtimes are Fridays and Saturdays, May 29/30, June 5/6 and 12/13, plus Thursday, June 4 at 8 p.m. and Sundays May 31, June 7 and 14 at 2 p.m.
Now deep in rehearsals, this production is directed by RTC veterans David Risley and Jodee Timpone, who have previously directed “A Few Good Men,” “The Miracle Worker,” and others. Both are also accomplished actors.
“We were drawn to ‘The Crucible,’” Timpone says, “because it is based on actual events and shows how, even today, fear and accusation can take precedence over truth. It felt like an important story to revisit with a modern audience.”
Part courtroom drama and part a story of love, friendships, courage, moral choices, panic and power, those themes were very much present when famed playwright Arthur Miller wrote “The Crucible” in 1952. Friday night is opening night! Get your tickets
