The Crucible

Brilliant production of Arthur Miller's play! Saw it when I was about 13, and it made me decide to go into the theater! Indelible performances by George C. Scott and Colleen Dewhurst ... a fabulous Tuesday Weld (as good as she is in Bus Stop!) and the almost always underrated Fritz Weaver (really, how many movies have been utterly transformed by his presence even in a "minor" role?). And the power of the actors merges with the amazing writing, rather than overwhelming it -- I'm sure I've read the play a thousand times since first seeing it, even played Elizabeth myself for a class, but the lines and scenes I hear in my head and see in my mind's eye still come from here!