The Crucible
was written by Arthur Miller and, in the Northern
production, directed by Deborah Barton-Moore. The play is set in Salem,
Massachusetts, 1692, where suspicions of witchcraft were floating around
the town air. The play opens with Betty Parris sick in bed, and Reverend
Parris tending to her, and wondering what made her so sick. Soon Abigail
Williams saunters in, and through much probing, Reverend Parris eventually
finds out that she, Tituba, Susanna Walcott and Betty were all involved
together in a secret practicing of witchcraft. Abigail tells of a dance
around a cauldron, in the woods, and says that was all that happened But,
when Reverend Parris tells how he was in the woods at that ...
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time period, and was quite appropriate for the
scenes, when coupled with her movement, and manner. It was very noticeable
the way she could change the attributes of her character, as I mentioned
before (a girl to a tiger), just by the subtle change of various bodily
actions. This was accomplished by vocal changes, and different method of
walk, from a light dainty movement, to a fierce romping thump.
The play had four main sets, each one for each scene. It started out in
a small upper bedroom in the home of Reverend Parris, with a bed, for sick
Betty, a small night table, and a chair. Even with this small number of
physical props, the cast made very good use of space, and it looked
visually attractive. As a director, I might provide a long table, or bench,
so that when Reverend Parris accuses, the four women, they would back away
from him, to show their fear, but then run out of space and be forced to
lean or sit on the table or bench and hear the Reverend out. This ...
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