The Crucilbe: Theater Project. Includes Directorial, Set, Sound, And C

I chose Arthur Millers The Crucible because of the plots dark bill and suspense. Also because of the plays reflection of McCarthyism. The so called witch-hunts for communist brought on by Senator Joseph. The play is set in Salem, Massachusetts, 1692, where suspicions of witchcraft were floating close to the town air. Act 1 starts issue in early quail and ends in Act 4 when it is late fall. The play opens with Betty Parris sick in bed, and elevated Parris tending to her, and wondering what made her so sick. Soon Abigail Williams saunters in, and done much probing, Reverend Parris eventually finds out that she, Tituba, Susanna Walcott and Betty were all involved unneurotic in a secret practicing of witchcraft. Abigail tells of a dance around a cauldron in the woodland, and says that was all that happened. But, when Reverend Parris reveals how he was in the woods at that particular time, and saw the dances, Abigail gradually explains what went on, while leaving herself out as th e main practitioner. She says she was forced into it all by the other girls and Tituba. today the stage is set for a variety of unexpected accusations, scandals and tribulations.The main characters ar Abigial Williams, the trouble maker of the play, is the niece of Reverend Parris. Though only 13 historic period old she manages to foil the whole village in an uproar. With the help of the other girls in the village, she fools the Salem council into thinking that the devil has inhabited certain citizens. Reverend Parris is the minister for Salem. He is a paranoid, power hungry man. He is more concerned about his reputation than his daughter and nieces souls when the first rumors of witchcraft get under way. However, he quickly learns to take advantage of the witch craze for his own personal gain.John Proctor had an affair with Abigail when she was his household retainer. He hates hypocrisy, and his hidden sin causes him a great deal of honorable anguish. He hesitates to expose Abigail as a fraud because he knows his own scruples is unclean. He does not try to expose her as a liar until it is too late. He is accused of witchcraft and convicted. He suffers a moral dilemma over the decision to avow or not to confess to witchcraft. He confessed his affair before Danforth and Hathorne because he refuses to a... ...o show that she was a servant and wasnt clothed in the same clothes as her masters. uttermost is sound. This play didnt have any chances for back ground melody except for the end of each act. The ending song for Act 1 is called Pulse which is performed by The Kroumata Percussion Ensamble located on the C.D. The 2nd social system. It contains light xylophone, snare drum, timpani and bells. Act 2 opens with the living fashion and Elizabeth singing in the back ground. It also had a fire step forward so I wanted the sound of the fire crackling promiscuously through the scene. Then we hear the neighing of a horse and John keep an eye on arrives .Act 3 ends with the uproar from John proctor and I chose another(prenominal) piece from The Kroumata Percussion Ensamble entitled Soldiers Song which is a series of drum rolls, base drum crashes and timpani rolls. Act 4 leads us to the jail cell where the fall moon is shining through the window and the sounds of frogs and crickets can be heard. The scene ends with John being interpreted away to the hallows. For this scene I wanted a constant percussion ensemble of sounds and to get increasingly louder as the curtain falls.