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Arthur Miller and The crucible

The play 'Naming Names' re-creates the interrogation of U.S. playwright Arthur Miller by Senator Joseph McCarthy's House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1956. Excerpts from Miller's 'The Crucible' (performed by the same cast) interwoven with this dramatization highlight fundamental themes in each. Miller had written 'The Crucible' as a reaction to the harm inflicted by HUAC earlier in the decade, saying that until that time he had not understood the "inexplicable darkness" that prevented people from seeing evil and denouncing it.

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  • "Interweaves excerpts from the BBC production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible with dramatizations of the congressional hearings on "un-American" activities involving Arthur Miller to show the fundamental themes in common with both."
  • "The play 'Naming Names' re-creates the interrogation of U.S. playwright Arthur Miller by Senator Joseph McCarthy's House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1956. Excerpts from Miller's 'The Crucible' (performed by the same cast) interwoven with this dramatization highlight fundamental themes in each. Miller had written 'The Crucible' as a reaction to the harm inflicted by HUAC earlier in the decade, saying that until that time he had not understood the "inexplicable darkness" that prevented people from seeing evil and denouncing it."@en
  • ""In the 1950s, Senator Joseph McCarthy set up the Un-American Activities Committee to combat the growing "threat" of communism in the U.S. Playwright Arthur Miller was one of many writers summoned to testify at this political witch-hunt. Miller, who was nearly ruined, said that until that time he had not understood the "inexplicable darkness" that prevented people from seeing evil and denouncing it--the central theme in The Crucible, based on the Salem witch trials. The play 'Naming Names' re-creates the interrogation of U.S. playwright Arthur Miller by Senator Joseph McCarthy's House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) in 1956. Excerpts from Miller's 'The Crucible' (performed by the same cast) interwoven with this dramatization highlight fundamental themes in each. Miller had written 'The Crucible' as a reaction to the harm inflicted by HUAC earlier in the decade, saying that until that time he had not understood the "inexplicable darkness" that prevented people from seeing evil and denouncing it."--FMG site."@en
  • "Arthur Miller plays himself in this narrated dramatization of Miller's tribulations during the McCarthy era. Historical background is provided through documentary footage and news headlines. The obvious connections with 'The crucible' are clearly made."@en
  • "In 1956, playwright Arthur Miller was questioned about "un-American" activities during the McCarthy hearings. Dramatized scenes from the hearings, interspersed with scenes from The crucible, relate the dialog of the hearings to the dialog of Miller's play, which was written before the hearings took place. Miller refused to "name names" to HUAC, a theme that is paralleled in his play, whose central theme is the "inexplicable darkness" that prevents people from seeing evil and denouncing it."@en
  • "Interweaving rarely seen excerpts from the BBC production of the play with dramatizations of congressional hearing testimony, this documentary highlights fundamental themes in common with both, and their influence on the playwright's development."
  • "In 1956, playwright Arthur Miller was questioned about alleged "un-American" activities during the McCarthy hearings. This film intersperses dramatized scenes from those hearings with scenes from "The Crucible." It shows that the dialogue of the hearings follows that of the play, expressing Miller's deep concern for personal and collective freedom."@en
  • "Interweaves excerpts from the BBC production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible with dramatizations of the congressional hearings on "un-American" activities involving Arthur Miller to show the fundamental themes in common with both."@en

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  • "Arthur Miller and 'The crucible' naming names"
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  • "Arthur Miller and 'The Crucible' naming names"
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