2026 Salem Witch Trial

About

Based on the true story of a tarot-reading lesbian forced from her home by Christian neighbors likely in a cult, Gretchen Wylder's darkly comedic one-woman show explores witches as healers, the patriarchal systems that burned them and the modern dangers of organised religion. Living a double life – reading tarot in Salem while residing in a creepy cottage town run by zealots – her personal horror show reinterprets Biblical women’s stories and becomes a fierce reclamation of spirituality, all while trying not to get burned at the stake. '2025 Salem Witch Trial' debuted at Edinburgh Fringe ‘25 & received the Best Solo Show Award from The Spookies: Horror at the Fringe, followed by a sold-out New York premiere at the NY Comedy Festival ‘25. '2026 Salem Witch Trial' premiered at the Hollywood Fringe '26 and won the Fierce Artist Award and was nominated for the Spookyfest Award. A TV/film script adaptation was recently a top 20 finalist in Writer’s Lab and Get It Made’s Page-to-Proof script competition.