| The Crucible |
| Robert Ward's Pulitzer Prize-winning adaptation of Arthur Miller's play |
| Director/Lighting Dr. Blake Smith Conductor Dr. James Allen Anderson Set Designer Eddy Seger |
| Dr. Smith asked Seger to create a minimalist set with an eight-by-twelve-foot platform eight feet off the floor. He responded by standing four wagons on end, bridging them with a couple of platforms and attaching a third platform with four-by-four posts. |
| The courtroom scene spanned the stage and included the judge's bench on high. |
| The platform height lent itself to the superior attitude of the judge while those below delved in false accusations and hallucinations. |
| The bedroom scene. |
| One of the requirements was support for eight people on the platform. |
A wife's jailhouse visit
and plea for his life.
and plea for his life.
| The addition of forest images alludes to the girl's dancing naked among the trees and an other-worldly focus. The limbs take on a life of their own. |
| The ultimate price of honor in the face of ignorance. |
| Proctor refuses to give the authorities what they want, thus sealing his execution. |
Curtain call.
| presented by University of Delaware Opera Theatre Loudis Recital Hall Black Box Amy duPont Music Building November 2015 |