The Crucible is this year's fall drama... and very dramatic it is!  Dealing with the difficult time in the late 1600s in which the Salem Witch Trials occurred, The Crucible is loosely based on historical events.  Written by Arthur Miller, The Crucible was (in its premier time) a commentary on the political happenings (McCarthyism) of its time.  All performances are in the evening (7:30 pm curtain) because the show is full of high drama and not particularly child-friendly.  Parents, please use your own judgment about whether your child is mature enough to handle such a performance.  If you need more information to make a decision for your family, feel free to email director Sarah Barthel:  barthel@lhsdrama.com. 

Dress Rehearsal Photos from Sunday, 10/14/07

Rehearsals for The Crucible are in the final stages.  Tech week has arrived so if you're behind, get busy and learn those lines!!!   It is EXTREMELY important that all actors and crew are prompt to rehearsals so that we can begin on time.  The Crucible is a very long show that gets even longer when actors and crew are not giving 100% of their focus and energy to the rehearsal.  All of tech week the schedule will be as follows:

5:30 pm - Director Barthel arrives and unlocks doors for getting into costume and presetting tech elements.

6:15 pm - Start Act I.  Act I is approximately 70 minutes long (35 minutes for each scene).

7:30 pm - (estimated time) Break for 10 minutes.  Snacks will be available in the lobby.  Do NOT eat anything messy in costume!  Take off the top layer of your costume to protect it from cookie crumbs and the like.

7:40 pm - Start Act II.  Act II is approximately 90 minutes long.  Let's try to cut down on that time by picking up cues and speeding up scene changes!

9:15 pm - Hang up costumes and restore all tech for safety.  Specific items (furniture and hand props, for example) can be reset during Advanced Drama class the following day, but special items (microphones, weapon props , etc.) need to be put away before leaving the theatre.  Ask the director or stage manager if you're not sure about a particular item.

If you ever need to use a phone to call your parents/guardians about the status of the rehearsal, do not hesitate to ask.  Usually the director and stage manager have cell phones you can borrow.  There is also a phone in the drama classroom that you can use.  PLEASE do your part to keep these long rehearsals moving so that we can all get home sooner and get some much needed rest.  Thank you!

Below is a list of each scenes in the acting addition of the script.  Please check carefully to see which scenes you (or the part you are understudying) are in so that you don't miss any rehearsals!  Keep in mind the scripts on loan from the textbook room do not match the acting edition exactly.  Specifically, the scene and act breaks are different.

Act I, Scene i:  Betty in Bed in Parris' House (Parris, Betty, Tituba, Abigail, Susanna, Mrs. Putnam, Mr. Putnam, Mercy Lewis, Mary Warren, Proctor, Giles Corry, Rebecca Nurse, Hale)

Act I, Scene ii:  Proctor's House (Proctor, Elizabeth, Mary Warren, Hale, Giles Corry, Francis Nurse, Cheever)

Act II, Scene i:  Proctor & Abigail in the Woods (Abigail, Proctor)

Act II, Scene ii:  Meetinghouse (Hawthorne, Martha Corry, Giles Corry, Danforth, Willard, Hale, Francis Nurse, Parris, Proctor, Mary Warren, Mr. Putnam, Cheever, Abigail, Mercy Lewis, Elizabeth, All girls)

Act II, Scene iii:  Cell in Salem  (Willard, Sarah Good, Tituba, Hopkins, Danforth, Hawthorne, Cheever, Parris, Hale, Elizabeth, Proctor, Rebecca Nurse )

The Crucible Company

Cast

Production Staff

After a long day of "open rehearsals" for English classes, the cast and crew were a little bit loopy at Tuesday night's rehearsal!  A picture's worth a thousand words, right?  This is the definition of "louder, faster, funnier."

The Company Party! 

Graciously hosted by the Boyle family, after the show on Saturday, Oct. 20.

The Cast before the final show!

Front Row:  Alyssa N. Hamlin (Betty), Jessica McGinty  (Abigail), Joel A. Martin (Rev. Hale), Shue S. Vang (Giles Corey), Chris Mallory (Willard), Back Row(s):  Sarah A. M. Barthel (Director), Maureen Silva (Elizabeth), Kat Boyle (Ann Putnam), Kayla Hadley (Susanna Wolcott), Donald Kemp (Judge Hathorne), Melissa Miranda (Martha Corey / Girl Understudy), Amelia Tullis (Mary Warren), Cooper W. Barrick (Rev. Parris), Ariel' Cullors (Tituba), Cheyenne Barrick (Rebecca Nurse), Corbin Vickers (Putnam), Cristina Inda (Girl / Understudy for Mary Warren), Nicole Nomany (Girl / Understudy for Abigail Williams), Nikki Collum (Sarah Good / Understudy for Elizabeth), Stephanie Reynolds (Woman / Understudy for Sarah Good), Chris Aldama (Francis Nurse), Devin A. Day (Cheever), Cody Foster (Proctor), Stephen Aldama (Deputy Governor Danforth), Angela Maciel (Mercy Lewis)

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Crucible company members (cast AND crew) met for a read-and-eat-through at Mrs. Barthel’s house on Saturday, September 1^st, at 8 am.  Hope you all had fun!  Thanks to the chefs (Barthels & Kinoshitas) for a great breakfast!

 
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