Cry Innocent: the People vs. Bridget Bishop
In its 34th 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…
There are 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!
Summer shows are back! We’ve changed summer venues to the air-conditioned National Park Service Visitor’s Center Auditorium, 2 New Liberty Street, Salem. Summer 2026 Saturday tickets are here!
We can also 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 for the 2026 “October Season”. (9/21-10/7). Tickets for the 2026 general public run will be available via Simpletix starting August 1st, 2026.
Year-round group reservations for shows in Salem or at your venue can be made via query@historyalivesalem.com. We plan to open our 2026 daily, public season of Cry Innocent at the Old Town Hall in late September (9/21). New this year: Groups of fifteen or more will be able to get the group discount directly through Simpletix!
Kids’ Pub
Select autumn Saturdays at 5PM
Do you ever wish you could time travel to a historic tavern? The cast of Cry Innocent invites you to frolic through time with them to “Kids’ Pub”. They’ll share spooky Salem stories, games, dances, and New England folk songs from the 17th century. Feel free to dress up for time travel! Cider and popcorn is included.
Charlotte’s Salem
A walking tour from the perspective of a young, 19th century Black American diarist, school teacher and poet, Charlotte Forten
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‘Tis the Season!
Join History Alive in 2026 as November turns to December. ‘Tis the Season is a celebration of New England’s winter traditions from before Christmas was a Holiday. Different every year, 2026 will focus on the intersection of abolitionism and Christmas in the 19th century.
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