Magic & Mayhem Film Series: The Crucible

Winona Rider and Daniel Day Lewis
October 24, 2024
7:30PM - 10:00PM
180 Hagerty Hall

Date Range
2024-10-24 19:30:00 2024-10-24 22:00:00 Magic & Mayhem Film Series: The Crucible The annual film series is back! This year, we're focusing on magic and witchcraft to align with our CMRS undergraduate GE course of the same name (MedRen2666).  Join us on the fourth Thursday of the month* in 180 Hagerty Hall to see a classic film about various portrayals of witches and witchcraft in history, followed by a brief talk and Q+A. Pizza and refreshments will be served. These screenings are free and are open to all. This month will feature The Crucible, a 1996 American historical drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner and written by Arthur Miller, based on his 1953 play of the same title. It stars Daniel Day-Lewis as John Proctor, Winona Ryder as Abigail Williams, Paul Scofield as Judge Thomas Danforth, Joan Allen as Elizabeth Proctor, and Bruce Davison as Reverend Samuel Parris. Set in 1692 during the Salem witch trials, the film follows a group of teenage girls who, after getting caught performing a ritual in the woods, band together and falsely accuse several of the townspeople of witchcraft.  Find the film on IMDB. Upcoming films: 11/21 - The Love Witch (2016)**November's film will be held on the third Thursday due to the Thanksgiving holiday.Find more information on each movie in the series on their individual listing on our event calendar. Questions? Contact Nick Spitulski, instructor of Magic and Witchcraft, at spitulski.1@osu.edu.  180 Hagerty Hall Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies cmrs@osu.edu America/New_York public

The annual film series is back! This year, we're focusing on magic and witchcraft to align with our CMRS undergraduate GE course of the same name (MedRen2666).  Join us on the fourth Thursday of the month* in 180 Hagerty Hall to see a classic film about various portrayals of witches and witchcraft in history, followed by a brief talk and Q+A. Pizza and refreshments will be served. These screenings are free and are open to all. 

This month will feature The Crucible, a 1996 American historical drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner and written by Arthur Miller, based on his 1953 play of the same title. It stars Daniel Day-Lewis as John Proctor, Winona Ryder as Abigail Williams, Paul Scofield as Judge Thomas Danforth, Joan Allen as Elizabeth Proctor, and Bruce Davison as Reverend Samuel Parris. Set in 1692 during the Salem witch trials, the film follows a group of teenage girls who, after getting caught performing a ritual in the woods, band together and falsely accuse several of the townspeople of witchcraft.  Find the film on IMDB

Upcoming films: 

11/21 - The Love Witch (2016)*

*November's film will be held on the third Thursday due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

Find more information on each movie in the series on their individual listing on our event calendar. Questions? Contact Nick Spitulski, instructor of Magic and Witchcraft, at spitulski.1@osu.edu.