by Arthur Miller
Miller’s classic parable resonates more than ever in our troubled world.
October 4-7 at 7:30pm
October 8 at 2:00pm
Pipe Dreams Studio Theatre
corner of W. Wood and N. Oakland
Milikin University, Decatur, IL

Director
Dr. David A. Golden
Set Designer
Barbara Mangrum
Costume Designer
Jenn Flentge
Lighting Designer
Kyle Van Sandt
Sound Designer
Rob Kovarik

Cast
Reverend Parris
Robert Skosky
Betty Parris
Andrea Giles
Tituba
Nadja Jackson
Abigail Williams
Sarah Dowling
Susanna Walcott
Jamie Devitt
Ann Putnam
Julie Cannon
Thomas Putnam
Drew Wankett
Mercy Lewis

Christa Hollingsworth

Mary Warren
Heather Bonahoom
Rebecca Nurse
Julie Pope
Sarah Good
Erin Malcolm
Giles Corey
Cory Hoffman
Reverend John Hale
Adam Qualls
Elizabeth Proctor
Tiffany Topol
Francis Nurse
Robert Nosek
Eziekiel Cheever
Joe Bianco
John Proctor
David Pica
Martha Corey
Sarah Davis
Judge Hawthorne
Blake Bergeson
John Willard
Bo Frazier
Deputy Governor Danforth
Brian Rohde

Crew
 Stage Manager
 Shaunessy Quinn 
Assistant Stage Manager
Emily Fitzpatrick
Assistant Sound Designer
Matthew Borysewicz
Technical Director
Rob Kovarik 
Assistant Tech Director
Katy Atwell
 Production Manager
Sarah May
 Properties Mistress
Maggie Crawford
Paint Charge
Vicki Poldlin
Master Carpenter
Brian Wussow
Costume Director
Jana Henry
Assistant Costumer
Glenda Richardson
Hair/Makeup Designer
Tiffany Lent
Costume Crafts
Jen Geary, Melissa Pleiss
Wardrobe Supervisor
Vince Modugno
Master Electrician
Megan Stadick
Asst. Master Electrician
Rikki Techner
Sound Engineer
Emily Summers
Shop Foreman
Nick Adelsberger

Synopsis

Winner of the 1953 Tony Award for Best Play, this exciting drama about the Puritan purge of witchcraft in old Salem is both a gripping historical play and a timely parable of our contemporary society, where rumor and fear can create a contagion of panic.

The story focuses upon a young farmer, his wife, and a young servant-girl who maliciously causes the wife's arrest for witchcraft. The farmer brings the girl to court to admit the lie—and it is here that the monstrous course of bigotry and deceit is terrifyingly depicted


from the Director
Notes

The Crucible was originally written by Arthur Miller to draw attention to the blind hysteria, which was swirling around the McCarthy hearings as “communists” were discovered hiding behind every tree. An interesting and vital piece, it still holds much relevance for contemporary society.
- Dr. David A. Golden