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Topic: Arthur Miller
Roxy: The Crucible “bewitches” audience
By Christine Anne Piesyk | November 7, 2008 | 
Black, white and shades of gray. Stark angular staging, flat wood beams piercing upward like stakes. The costuming, puritan black and white, faded browns and tans. The only curves, the only gentle shaping are those on the bed frame of a child in a trance.
It’s the perfect setting for this staging of The Crucible, Arthur Miller’s literary classic of God and Satan twisted around the infamous Salem Witch trials. John McDonald’s masterful hand works it magic in creating a taunt, suspenseful rendering of the mindset and fear that permeated an American colony in those early days of North American settlement.
As the story opens, we learn through conversations of alleged “occult” and “bewitching” activity in the forest, activity that young girls of the village have taken part in. Activities of witchcraft. The audience learns that these girls, including Abigail and Betty, were engaged in occultist activities — dancing naked, flying, casting spells — in the forest, lead by Tituba (Michelle Dykes), Parris’ slave from Barbados. «Read the rest of this article»
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Roxy to stage Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible”
October 22, 2008 |
Arthur Miller’s The Crucible opens Friday, October 24, at 8 p.m.; this is also our pay-what-you-can night for this production. Please spread the word about this classic and compelling drama of paranoia and superstition, perfect for the fall season.
In 1692, in a small American town, a group of mischievous girls are caught dancing in the woods, while conjuring spirits. To escape punishment they accuse others of witchcraft. Husbands, wives, sons, daughters, neighbors and friends are forced to sentence the accused … or risk being accused themselves. This magnificent work continues to resonate and is as relevant today as when it was first produced. «Read the rest of this article»
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