Vinegar Tom,

Presented by the IU Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance.

Two farm women are named as witches by a man they have spurned. Written by acclaimed Obie Award-winning playwright Caryl Churchill, this provocative play examines non-conformity, and gender power struggles through this 17th Century lens.  Against the backdrop of the witchcraft trials in England, Vinegar Tom draws parallels between witch hysteria and the fear of female sexuality, showing it to be the lethal source of many of society’s problems, both past and present.