Hayswood Theatre is holding auditions for The Crucible by Arthur Miller on Sunday, July 17 @ 6:00pm and Monday, July 18 @ 7:00pm.
The story focuses on a young farmer, his wife, and their 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's here that the momentuous course of bigotry and deceit is depicted in a terrifying manner. The famer finds himself also accused of witchcraft and ultimately condemned with a host of others instead of being able to save his wife. This exciting drama about the Puritan purge of witchcraft in old Salem is both a gripping historical play and a parable of our contemporary society. It shows how easily judgment comes from a place of anger and can be compounded with deceit to be detrimental to everyone involved.
The roles being cast are below; Actors and crew are not paid as this is voluntary community theatre.
Cast: 10 Females; 11 Males
Females:
1 approx. 10 years old
4 young women approx. 17-early 20's
2 women approx. 35-45
2 women approx. 50+
1 African American woman - 40+
Males
4 men approx. 50+
3 men approx. 30-late 40's
4 men - age undetermined
Cast List Breakdown Approximate Age
Betty Parris 10
Rev. Samuel Parris 45-50
Tituba (African American) 50ish
Abigail Williams Late teens
Susanna Wallcott Late teens
Mrs. Ann Putnam 45
Thomas Putnam 45-50
Mercy Lewis Late teens
Mary Warren Late teens
John Proctor 30-45
Rebecca Nurse 72
Giles Corey 83
Rev. John Hale 35
Elizabeth Proctor 35-45
Francis Nurse 70's
Ezekiel Cheever ??
John Williard ??
Judge Hathorne ??
Deputy Governor Danforth 60's
Sarah Good ??
Hopkins ??
The auditions will be cold readings from the script. More information and an audition form are available at www.hayswoodtheatre.com. Director - Ellen Hanaver mamawirenut@netpointe.com) The address is Hayswood Theatre, 115 S. Capitol Avenue, Corydon IN, 47112.
