[Capdist-auditions] 2ND NOTICE - THE CRUCIBLE - RPI Players, Troy

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The RPI Players are holding auditions for their scheduled fall show, The
Crucible, on Sunday, September 12th from 1 to 4 PM and Tuesday, September
14th at 7 PM.  Sunday's auditions will be in room 214 of Amos Eaton Hall on
Rensselaer's campus.  Tuesday's will be held in room 216 of the same
building.  No preparation is necessary.

AVAILABLE ROLES:

John Proctor – A local farmer who lives just outside town; Elizabeth Proctor’
s husband.  A stern, harsh-tongued man, John hates hypocrisy.  Nevertheless, 
he has a hidden sin – his affair with Abigail Williams – that proves his 
downfall.  When the hysteria begins, he hesitates to expose Abigail as a fraud 
because he worries that his secret will be revealed and his good name ruined. 

Abigail Williams – Reverend Parris’s niece.  Abigail was once the servant 
for the Proctor household, but Elizabeth Proctor fired her after she discovered 
that Abigail was having an affair with her husband, John Proctor.  Abigail is 
smart, wily, a good liar, and vindictive when crossed. 

Reverend John Hale – A young minister reputed to be an expert on witchcraft.  
Reverend Hale is called in to Salem to examine Parris’s daughter Betty.  Hale 
is a committed Christian and hater of witchcraft.  His critical mind and 
intelligence save him from falling into blind fervor.  His arrival sets the 
hysteria in motion, although he later regrets his actions and attempts to save the 
lives of those accused. 

Elizabeth Proctor – John Proctor’s wife.  Elizabeth fired Abigail when she 
discovered that her husband was having an affair with Abigail.  Elizabeth is 
supremely virtuous, but often cold. 

Reverend Parris – The minister of Salem’s church.  Reverend Parris is a 
paranoid, power-hungry, yet oddly self-pitying figure.  Many of the townsfolk, 
especially John Proctor, dislike him, and Parris is very concerned with building 
his position in the community. 

Rebecca Nurse – Francis Nurse’s wife.  Rebecca is a wise, sensible, and 
upright woman, held in tremendous regard by most of the Salem community.  However, 
she falls victim to the hysteria when the Putnams accuse her of witchcraft 
and she refuses to confess. 

Francis Nurse – A wealthy, influential man in Salem.  Nurse is well respected 
by most people in Salem, but is an enemy of Thomas Putnam and his wife. 

Judge Danforth – The Deputy Governor of Massachusetts and the presiding judge 
at the witch trials.  Honest and scrupu-lous, at least in his own mind, 
Danforth is convinced that he is doing right in rooting out witchcraft. 

Giles Corey – An elderly but feisty farmer in Salem, famous for his tendency 
to file lawsuits.  Giles’s wife, Martha, is accused of witchcraft, and he 
himself is eventually held in con-tempt of court and pressed to death with large 
stones. 

Thomas Putnam – A wealthy, influential citizen of Salem, Putnam holds a 
grudge against Francis Nurse for preventing Putnam’s brother-in-law from being 
elected to the office of minister.  He uses the witch trials to increase his own 
wealth by accusing people of witchcraft and then buying up their land. 

Ann Putnam – Thomas Putnam’s wife.  Ann Putnam has given birth to eight 
children, but only Ruth Putnam survived.  The other seven died before they were a 
day old, and Ann is con-vinced that they were murdered by supernatural means. 

Ruth Putnam – The Putnam’s lone surviving child of eight.  Like Betty 
Parris, Ruth falls into a strange stupor after Reverend Parris catches her and the 
other girls dancing in the woods at night 

Tituba – Reverend Parris’s black slave from Barbados.  Tituba agrees to 
perform voodoo at Abigail’s request. 

Mary Warren – The servant in John Proctor’s household and a member of Abigail
’s group of girls.  She is a timid girl, easily influenced by those around 
her. 

Betty Parris – Reverend Parris’s ten-year-old daughter.  Betty falls into a 
strange stupor after Parri catches her and the other girls dancing in the 
forest with Tituba. Her illness and that of Ruth Putnam fuel the first rumors of 
witchcraft. 

Martha Corey – Giles Corey’s third wife.  Martha’s reading habits lead to 
her arrest and conviction for witchcraft. 

Ezekial Cheever – A man from Salem who acts as clerk of the court during the 
witch trials.  He is upright and determined to do his duty for injustice. 

Judge Hathorne – A judge who presides, along with Danforth, over the witch 
trials. 

Herrick – The marshal of Salem 

Mercy Lewis – The servant in Thomas Putnam’s household.  Mercy belongs to 
Abigail’s group of girls

Debbie May directs the production.  The show dates for The Crucible are
November 5, 6, 7, 12, and 13.  Performances will be held in the RPI
Playhouse on 15th Street. 

The RPI Players is a student run community theatre.  While RPI students are
the primary participants in the organization, auditions and production roles
are open to all community members.

For more information visit www.players.rpi.edu or
Phone: 518-276-6503
Contact: rpi-players at rpi.edu
















































































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