The Crucible was written by Arthur Miller and, in the Northern
             production, directed by Deborah Barton-Moore. The play is set in Salem,
             Massachusetts, 1692, where suspicions of witchcraft were floating around
             the town air. The play opens with Betty Parris sick in bed, and Reverend
             Parris tending to her, and wondering what made her so sick. Soon Abigail
             Williams saunters in, and through much probing, Reverend Parris eventually
             finds out that she, Tituba, Susanna Walcott and Betty were all involved
             together in a secret practicing of witchcraft. Abigail tells of a dance
             around a cauldron, in the woods, and says that was all that happened But,
             when Reverend Parris tells how he was in the woods at that particular time,
             and saw these dances, as well as some other very strange rituals, Abigail
             gradually explains what went on, while leaving herself out as the main
             practitioner. She says she was sort of led into it all by the other girls.
             Anyway, now the stage is set for a variety of unexpected accusations,
             Abigail's performance stood out to me, as I enjoyed how she could
             change from that little sweet. innocent girl, to a fierce, roaring woman.
             Her costume fitted the time period, and was quite appropriate for the
             scenes, when coupled with her movement, and manner. It was very noticeable
             the way she could change the attributes of her character, as I mentioned
             before (a girl to a tiger), just by the subtle change of various bodily
             actions. This was accomplished by vocal changes, and different method of
             walk, from a light dainty movement, to a fierce romping thump.
             The play had four main sets, each one for each scene. It started out in
             a small upper bedroom in the home of Reverend Parris, with a bed, for sick
             Betty, a small night table, and a chair. Even with this small number of
             physical props, the cast made very good use of space, and it looked
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