Skip to main content
Intellect

BYU stages Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" Nov. 15-Dec. 7

Arthur Miller's American classic "The Crucible" directed by David Morgan will be performed Nov. 15-23 and Dec. 3-7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Pardoe Theatre at Brigham Young University.

Tickets are $12 for the general public and $9 for BYU faculty and students. Half-price preview performance tickets will be available for Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 13 and 14. A matinee will be performed Saturday, Dec. 7, at 2 p.m. There will be no performances on Sundays or Mondays.

For tickets, please call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 378-4322 or order them at www.byu.edu/hfac.

Written during the hostile anticommunist environment of the 1950s McCarthy era, "The Crucible" ruthlessly examines guilt by association during the Salem witch trials.

In "The Crucible," New England farmer John Proctor and his wife Elizabeth hire a young woman, Abigail Williams, as a domestic and subsequently release her from her duties.

In revenge, Abigail accuses Elizabeth of witchcraft, a serious accusation in the highly charged political and social atmosphere of 17th century Salem, Massachusetts.

To save himself, Proctor initially confirms the charges and admits to an adulterous affair with Abigail. Ultimately, he recants and perishes with his wife and a host of other innocent suspects.

Although initially seen as a comment on McCarthyism and the concomitant actions of the House Un-American Activities Committee, "The Crucible" goes even deeper to discuss how an oppressive ideology affects a community and breeds fear and mistrust.

The cast of "The Crucible" includes Nathan Mitchell as John Proctor, Jessica Alliss Mockett as Elizabeth Proctor, Daryl A. Ball as Reverend Samuel Parris and Robert J. Gibbs as Reverend John Hale. Other members of the cast include Bob Nelson, Ashley Ogzewalla, Nicole Riding, R. Jeremy Selim and Susanna Winters Florence

Scenic designer for the production is Eric Fielding, the costume designer is Deanne DeWitt, make-up and hair designer is Tandi Lefler and the lighting designer is Michael G. Handley. The stage manager is Bonnie Ann King.

*Photography by Mark A. Philbrick

Writer: Elizabeth B. Jensen

Related Articles

data-content-type="article"

Green-thumb dynasty: BYU landscaping wins fifth national championship in six years

March 27, 2024
For the fifth time in six years, BYU students dug, pruned and planted their way to the National Collegiate Landscaping Competition title, the March Madness of college landscaping teams. BYU bested 50 other universities in the four-day event, outscoring the second-place finisher by more than 358 points and breaking the 5000-point total for the first time in the 48-year history of the tournament.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Forum: How to be a confident pluralist

March 26, 2024
In a democracy where people hold many conflicting views, how do we each honor our own values while making decisions together? Grappling with that question in Tuesday’s forum address, Harvard professor Danielle Allen encouraged her audience to meet this challenge by becoming “confident pluralists.”
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

More than money, family and community bonds prep teens for college success

March 21, 2024
Family bonds make the difference in getting teens to college, BYU study says.
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= overrideTextAlignment=
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= overrideTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection=false overrideCardHideByline=false overrideCardHideDescription=false overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText=