Cry Innocent
In its 33rd year, with no show ever the same, this is one of Salem's premier historical attractions.
PRIVATE SHOWS FOR GROUPS ARE AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND IN SALEM OR AT YOUR VENUE.
If you want to understand the Salem Witch Trials, you have to experience Cry Innocent.
The year is 1692. Bridget Bishop has been accused of witchcraft and YOU are on the Puritan jury. Hear the historical testimonies, cross-examine the witnesses and decide the verdict. Is Bridget Bishop capable of witchcraft? Play your part in history…
Thanks to the pivoting required in the Covid-19 Pandemic, there are now two ways to experience Cry Innocent: The People Versus Bridget Bishop!
We offer a live-actor/film hybrid edition of Cry Innocent for your classroom, corporate or other group, year round. You can be on the 1692 jury, even if you can’t come to Salem. This hybrid uses reenactment footage filmed at Salem 1630: Pioneer Village and actors hosting you in real time on your device. You, the traveler, are welcomed into the Ingersoll family’s ordinary (a tavern) where Bridget Bishop is undergoing an examination on witchcraft charges. The Ingersolls know all the village gossip and are eager to hear what you witness. They look forward to greeting you!
To book a remote, group show write to us at query@historyalivesalem.com. Occasionally a smaller group has an opportunity to partner with another group. We post those opportunities on Facebook, so please feel free to follow us!
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Live, of course! (Thank Goodness, Covid lock down is behind us.) We can come to your school, place of worship, conference, etc. and we heartily welcome you to visit us in Salem, at our familiar venue, Salem’s Historic Old Town Hall, 32 Derby Square. Tickets for the 2024 general public run will be available on this website starting August 1st, 2024. Year-round group reservations for shows in Salem or at your venue can be made via query@historyalivesalem.com. We plan to open our 2024 public season of Cry Innocent at the Old Town Hall in late September. We offer the chance to sit in as a test audience in the summer months. If you plan to visit in the summer and would like to be part of this exclusive opportunity, email query@historyalivesalem.com.
Join History Alive in 2025 as November turns to December. ‘Tis the Season is a celebration of New England’s winter traditions from before Christmas was a Holiday.
Tickets will be available on this website after November 1st.
An alcohol-free, 17th century tavern-like experience for kids and their grown ups, full of music, stories, games and historical treats. Feel free to dress up for the time travel!
Navigate ante-bellum Salem under the guidance of abolitionist Charlotte Forten, the first African-American teacher of an integrated classroom.
Charlotte’s Salem
Quest for the Rich East
Race your friends around the world to trade at the highest profit.
It’s 1790. Teams of up to ten people are organized into “merchant ships” which race each other around the world (downtown Salem) to trade New England goods for the riches of the Far East. Ships must return in time to bring the exotic items to market. Avoid sandbars, pirates, sickness, starvation and dehydration. Keep your crew out of trouble and treat your trading partners well, or you’ll jeopardizing future trade. Who will return with the most treasure and make the highest profit? Will any surprises along the way reverse their fortune?