In the insular, Puritan community of 1692 Salem, Massachusetts, a group of young girls are found dancing in the woods, and immediately fall ill. When no earthly cause can be determined, the citizens of Salem suspect that some more sinister force may be at hand. As long-held grudges turn to violent disputes, humiliating secrets are exposed and disseminated, and the line between truth and pretense becomes increasingly blurry, the citizens’ dogged determination to root out evil becomes more dangerous than the evil itself. When the burden of proof is invisible and the crime too terrible to name, everyone becomes a suspect and no one is safe. The Crucible, Arthur Miller’s remarkable 1953 play, remains as relevant as ever, and carries with it a stern warning: in every community torn by suspicion, the most dangerous threat may be the community itself.

PERFORMANCE DATES: January 27 – February 19, 1994

CAST: Betty Parris – Haley Ross, Reverend Samuel Parris – Steve Ltro, Tituba – Chasni Briggans, Abigail Williams – Adrianne Hall, Susanna Wallcott – Molly Black, Mrs. Ann Putnam – Claudia Pyle, Thomas Putnam – Chris Holt, Mercy Lewis – Robin Magouirk, Mary Warren, – Angela Frans, John Proctor – Kelly Carroll, Rebecca Nurse – Joanne Welchel, Giles Corey – Pete Bethke, Reverend John Hale – Kyle Hager, Elizabeth Proctor – Elizabeth Leigh Dary, Francis Nurse – Mark Mahieu, Ezekiel Cheever – Jared Adams, John Willard – Eric J. Reid, Judge Hathorne – Jeff Dary, Martha Corey – Linda Jackson, Deputy Governor Danforth – Jim Johnson, Sarah Good – Deanan Johnston, Hopkins – Barry Metcalf

CREW: Director – Don Steele, Costume Design – Dee Miller, Linda Connelly, Joanne Welchel, Jana Ross, Stage Manager – Connie Penick, Light Board Operator/Set Design – Dynette Brumit, Set Design -Keith Reimer, Kyle Hager, Barry Metcalf, Andy Speakar, Blacksmithing – Pete Bethke

MENU: Vegetable soup, turkey and dressing, parsley potatoes, carrots, apple crisp.  Catering provided by Brona Love, Milly White, Lori Reetz, Darleen Smith, Karen Koontz, Matt Cole, Jennifer Johnson, Linda Bethke, Stacy Cross, members of the Company.

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