Crucible, The
By Arthur Miller.
Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM: January 20 (includes Opening Night reception), January 21, 27, 28, February 3, and 4, 2006.
Sunday Matinee at 2:30 PM: January 29, 2006.
The Saturday, January 28 performance will be sign interpreted for the deaf and hearing impaired.
Single ticket prices: $15 (all ages, Saturdays), $13 (adults, Fridays and Sundays), $11 (senior citizens and students, Fridays and Sundays).
Arthur Miller’s powerful tale of deceit, religious paranoia and abuse of power is just as chillingly relevant today as it ever was. Against the setting of the 1692 Salem witch trials, a group of young girls are discovered dancing in the woods and accused of casting spells. To escape punishment, they falsely accuse others of witchcraft, thereby setting off a terrible chain of events. An historical allegory for the McCarthy era, its true power lies in its ability to be re-interpreted to fit any generation. Its fertile themes—the lure of power, the nature of truth—are universal in scope. A searing parable of intolerance, vengeance, and mass hysteria, The Crucible is destined to resonate for centuries to come.
Directed by Andy Regiec. Produced by Eileen Mullee and Laura Baughman.
Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
The text of The Crucible is available for online purchase, in association with Amazon.com.
Read Arthur Miller’s “Why I Wrote The Crucible“ for The New Yorker magazine.
Cast for The Crucible
- Bob Ashby: Reverend Samuel Parris
- Heather Benjamin: Abigail Williams
- David E. Benz: Willard
- Vivien Bligh: Elizabeth Proctor
- Jim Bumgardner: Giles Corey
- Robin Dorsey: Tituba
- David Gorsline: Deputy Governor Danforth
- Earle Greene: Thomas Putnam
- Steve Ingrassia: Francis Nurse
- Sarah Marx: Susanna Walcott
- Linda Meadowcroft: Rebecca Nurse
- Greg Pennington: Hopkins
- Emily Pennington: Elizabeth Hubbard
- Chris Persil: Ezekiel Cheever
- Dane Petersen: Judge Hathorne
- Joshua Redford: John Proctor
- Malka Roth: Mercy Lewis
- Pam Sabella: Mary Warren
- June Schreiner: Betty Parris
- MaryAnne Sullivan: Ann Putnam, Sarah Good, and Martha Corey
- Justin Timpane: Reverend John Hale
