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The Crucible
Full 2025-26 Mainstage Season
Production Details
2025-26 Mainstage Season
The Crucible
By Arthur Miller
Directed by Emily Mattison
October 9th – 12th, 2025
VCUarts Theatre presents a new take on a timeless classic – The Crucible by Arthur Miller. VCU’s production will approach the text through a female lens, highlighting the strength of the girls and women in a patriarchal society. Knowing their fate is in the hands of men they learn what they need to do to survive. They find their power.
Inspired by the 17th-century witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts, this iconic story challenges the ideas of power, fear, and justice. The play follows a group of young girls raised to be seen and not heard as they discover their voices and accuse members of their community of witchcraft. As paranoia consumes the village, it reveals the power each individual wields and the moral choices they must make.
Performances are Thursday October 9th through Sunday October 12th, 2025 at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts (922 Park Ave Richmond, VA 23284).
The run time is two hours and 45 minutes, including a 15 minute intermission.
Box Office Info
Performances take place at the W.E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts located at 922 Park Ave.
The VCUarts Theatre Box office is now cashless. Please purchase tickets online or in-person with a credit/debit card before performances. Online ticket sales close an hour and half before showtime, but you can still purchase tickets in-person if the performance is not sold out. The box office opens in the Singleton Center one hour before performances, and seating typically opens 30 minutes before performances. All tickets are general admission.
VCUarts Theatre alumni can book two complimentary tickets to any performance – please email artsboxoffice@vcu.edu by end of day the Wednesday preceding the show.
Box office contact: artsboxoffice@vcu.edu, 804-828-2020.
Parking: There is a paid parking deck located at Harrison and Broad. You can also use public street parking which follows Richmond City regulations.
Sponsors
VCUarts is grateful to the following Mainstage sponsors:
Jo Anne Draucker and Jim Thompson
Sharon Larkins-Pederson and Edson Pederson
Jerry Williams aka TVJerry
Questions? Please reach out to the VCUarts Theatre Box Office. Phone: 804-828-2020 | Email: artsboxoffice@vcu.edu
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