Casting Teens for "The Crucible" Show
Seeking talents ages 16 and up for "The Crucible" Show. Please see the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE ACCEPTED. About the project: Winner of both the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award and inspired by the McCarthy hearings of the 1950s, the play takes audiences back to a fictionalized account of the Salem, Massachusetts witch trials that took place during the years 1692 and 1693. It is a tale of lies, revenge, and mass hysteria as the citizens of Salem turn against each other and as gossip becomes fact, lies become truth, and innocence becomes guilt. When a servant girl accuses a farmer’s wife of witchcraft, one accusation spirals into many, uncovering a web of bigotry and deceit that changes their lives forever. Miller explores how public hysteria, combined with fear, can destroy people’s lives. Among the most produced plays since its 1953 debut, The Crucible is both a gripping historical drama and an evergreen parable of contemporary society. Additional info: Auditioners are asked to prepare a one-minute dramatic monologue from contemporary theatre literature. Actors may be asked to read from the script. Callbacks to be held Thursday, July 24th at 8 PM as needed. Rehearsals begin August 27th and will take place most Wednesday & Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons. Performance dates are November 7, 8, 9, 13 (10:30 AM school matinee), 14, 15 & 16. Cast members are required to be at all rehearsals, excluding conflicts previously noted at auditions. If interested, please apply.
6 roles
Reverend Parris’s niece and the antagonist. Abigail was once the servant for the Proctor household, but Elizabeth Proctor fired her after discovering that Abigail had an affair with her husband, John. Smart, wily, a good liar, and vindictive when crossed, she uses her charismatic influence over the girls to gain power to supplant Elizabeth so she and John can marry.
A timid servant in the Proctor household and a member of Abigail’s group of girls. Easily influenced by those around her, she tries unsuccessfully to expose the hoax, but is thwarted by Abigail and the other girls. In order to save herself from their accusations of witchcraft, Mary ultimately recants her confession and turns on John Proctor.
Requires physicality – Reverend Parris’s daughter. Betty falls into a strange stupor after Parris catches her and the girls dancing in the forest with Tituba.
Servant to the Putnams, Mercy is a “sly, merciless girl” She proves to be Abigail’s closest friend, sticking by her to the end.
Susanna is a nervous and hasty girl, younger than Abigail. She works for Dr. Griggs. She participates in the ritual in the woods with Tituba.
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