The Crucible at La Lumiere Theatre
Dates: 2/15/2022 - 2/17/2022
6801 N. Wilhelm Road La Porte, Indiana 4635
La Porte, 46350
Phone: 2193267450
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The La Lu Players, La Lumiere School's Theatre Ensemble, commences a three-night run of Arthur Miller's timeless "The Crucible."
Miller wrote “The Crucible” during the Red Scare in the USA of the 1950s and drew artistic inspiration for what had been unfolding around him from an equally problematic antecedent - The Salem Witch Trials of the 1690s.
Witch hunts date back to the Europe of the 1300s and continued in The Americas as well as the USA - with varying levels of government and clerical sanction - until the late-1700s. The Salem Witch Trials - and by extension, the metaphorical Red Scare witch hunt of the 1950s - were progeny of long-standing practice.
And as history has shown, the pursuit of witch hunts expanded beyond the rooting-out of witches. The record includes hundreds of episodes in which people “different than us” were tracked, tried, convicted, and punished simply because of that difference - difference, to be underscored, defined by those who label difference as such.
One connective thread between these real and metaphorical witch hunts reveals itself boldly: the use of fear as of way of not only influencing but shaping public perception. When wild accusations and falsehoods replace the diligent pursuit of fact. When an inability to admit error in a myopic - and demagogic - pursuit of fidelity, purity, and righteousness erodes the clarity of any shared collective moral vision.
In The La Lu Players' historically accurate presentation of The Salem Witch Trials via Miller's "The Crucible", it is left up to the audience to draw parallels to 2022 - while each audience member still owns, like one's name, the ability to recognize just who and what the true witches be.
The show runs Tuesday February 15, Wednesday February 16, and Thursday February 17 with performances commencing at 6.30 pm {central time}. Tickets are free but attendance is limited due to Covid protocols. For additional information, call 219.326.7450.
Ages: Junior High and Above
Miller wrote “The Crucible” during the Red Scare in the USA of the 1950s and drew artistic inspiration for what had been unfolding around him from an equally problematic antecedent - The Salem Witch Trials of the 1690s.
Witch hunts date back to the Europe of the 1300s and continued in The Americas as well as the USA - with varying levels of government and clerical sanction - until the late-1700s. The Salem Witch Trials - and by extension, the metaphorical Red Scare witch hunt of the 1950s - were progeny of long-standing practice.
And as history has shown, the pursuit of witch hunts expanded beyond the rooting-out of witches. The record includes hundreds of episodes in which people “different than us” were tracked, tried, convicted, and punished simply because of that difference - difference, to be underscored, defined by those who label difference as such.
One connective thread between these real and metaphorical witch hunts reveals itself boldly: the use of fear as of way of not only influencing but shaping public perception. When wild accusations and falsehoods replace the diligent pursuit of fact. When an inability to admit error in a myopic - and demagogic - pursuit of fidelity, purity, and righteousness erodes the clarity of any shared collective moral vision.
In The La Lu Players' historically accurate presentation of The Salem Witch Trials via Miller's "The Crucible", it is left up to the audience to draw parallels to 2022 - while each audience member still owns, like one's name, the ability to recognize just who and what the true witches be.
The show runs Tuesday February 15, Wednesday February 16, and Thursday February 17 with performances commencing at 6.30 pm {central time}. Tickets are free but attendance is limited due to Covid protocols. For additional information, call 219.326.7450.
Ages: Junior High and Above
Cast and Creative Team for The Crucible at La Lumiere Theatre
Cast
Alex Aldred
Betty Parris
Grace Brooks
Judge Hathorne
Lyla Cary
Tituba & Ezekiel Cheever
Dayton Dec
John Proctor
Emma Heffron
Elizabeth Proctor
Brian Kelly
Deputy Governor Danforth
Libby Miller
Reverend Hale
Jainil Patel
Susanna Walcott & Mercy Lewis
Miriam Powell
Mary Warner
Daniel Robles, III
Giles Corey
Sara Russell
Reverend Parris
Ilaria von Eschenbach
Rebecca Nurse
Annalise Zeedyk
Abigail Williams
Creative Team
Matt Benedict
Director
Cindy Benedict
Stage Manager
Thomas Campbell
Design & Stage Crew
Evie DeRubbo
Design & Stage Crew
Clare Frawley
Design & Stage Crew
Jack Press
Lighting & Design Crew
Jolie Springer
Design & Stage Crew
Liv Valadez
Design & Stage Crew
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