The Crucible

Details

Salem, Massachusetts 1692. When the stories of three local girls are taken as gospel, a small village populated by Puritans and petty local rivalries, is thrown into panic by talk of witchcraft. The community begins to purge itself, and as accusations fly suspicion alone is accepted as evidence. Written during the vigorous and unscrupulous investigations of Senator J R McCarthy in 1950's America. The Crucible is a timeless portrayal of communal hysteria and the evil of mindless persecution.

Cast/Performers

Richard Addison (Francis Nurse), Irene Allan (Elizabeth Proctor), David Beames (Giles Corey), Philip Cairns (John Proctor), Richard Conlon (Reverend John Hale), Ron Donachie (Deputy Governor Danforth), Robert Jack (Ezekiel Cheever), Isabella Jarrett (Ann Putnam), Kirsty Mackay (Mary Warren), Kirsty MacLaren (Susannah Walcott), Mark McDonnell (Judge Hathorne), Anne Odeke (Tituba), Greg Powrie (Reverend Parris), Douglas Russell (Thomas Putnam), Joanna Tope (Rebecca Putnam), Meghan Tyler (Abigail Williams), Dan Travis (Marshal Herrick), Caitlin Mitchard (Betty Parris - some dates), Christina Gordon (Betty Parris - some dates), Emma Gribbon (Young Girl - some dates), Gowan Mackay (Young Girl - some dates)

Creatives/Company

Author: Arthur Miller
Corporate Sponsor: Gleneagles
Producer: Royal Lyceum Edinburgh
Director(s): John Dove, Robert Jack (assistant)
Design: Michael Taylor
Lighting: Tim Mitchell
Music: Philip Pinsky
Sound: Philip Pinsky
Other: Lynn Bains (voice / dialect coach)