Miller felt that the way to challenge the odious politician was to write The Crucible as a sort of parable ... but of a man, John Proctor, who stands up to them – in a completely different ...

Kellogg said director John Crosthwaite ... Ashley Olson plays Elizabeth Proctor in the play. She is a theater major at Chico State and is graduating in May. “The Crucible” is her first show ...