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REXBURG,
Idaho – The Theater Department at
Brigham Young University-Idaho will present its rendition of Arthur Miller’s
“The Crucible” on stage Oct. 15-18 and 21-25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kirkham
Arena Theater at BYU-Idaho.
This
world-renowned production is based on the Salem
witch trials of the late 1600s and will feature a cast made up entirely of
BYU-Idaho students.
Tickets
to the play cost $6 for the general public and $1 for currently enrolled
BYU-Idaho students. They can be purchased by calling the ticket office at
496-2230 or online at www.byui.edu/tickets.
The
play features the story of John Proctor, played by Brant Wadsworth of Sugar
City, and his wife, Elizabeth,
played by Cherie Julander of Farmington,
Utah, and the machinations of a young
servant girl, Abigale, played by Valerie Appel of Chino, Calif.,
who maliciously causes the wife’s arrest for witchcraft.
The
play dramatizes Proctor’s need for personal salvation and his fight
against the forces of religious and social prejudice.
Director
Omar Hansen suggests that the play carries a more mature theme, and intensity
should be expected by the audience.
“In
deciding to produce Arthur Miller’s play ‘The Crucible,’
we committed ourselves to the task of presenting one of the most violent
events in American history – the Salem
witch trials of 1692.” Hansen said. “The violence, however, was
not only physical, but was an assault on so many basic human ideals. It’s
not for the faint of heart. It’s a very intense play. The play is
actually a very hopeful play, but some terrible things happen.”
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