Photo Flash: Firehouse Theater Company Presents THE CRUCIBLE

Firehouse Theater Company presents "The Crucible" October 8 through November 5 at the John Hand Theater/Colorado Free University, 7653 East First Place in Lowry. Performances are on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $25 Adult; $23 for Students/Seniors and are available by calling 303-562-3232 or on line at www.firehousetheatercompany.com.

In the insular, Puritan community of 1692 Salem, Massachusetts, a group of young girls are found dancing in the woods, and immediately fall ill. When no earthly cause can be determined, the citizens of Salem suspect that some more sinister force may be at hand. As long-held grudges turn to violent disputes, humiliating secrets are exposed and disseminated, and the line between truth and pretense becomes increasingly blurry, the citizens' dogged determination to root out evil becomes more dangerous than the evil itself. When the burden of proof is invisible and the crime too terrible to name, everyone becomes a suspect and no one is safe.

Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" is a psychological exploration of the disturbing effects of mob mentality during intellectually unstable and spiritually confronting times. Inspired by the McCarthy Committee on Un-American Activities "witch hunt" trials of the early 1950's, and set during the Salem witch hunts of the 1600s, "The Crucible" remains as relevant as ever, and carries with it a stern warning: in every community torn by suspicion, the most dangerous threat may be the community

The cast includes Jeff Jesmer (John Proctor), Julie Kaye Wolfe (Elizabeth Proctor), Lisa Kraai (Abigail Williams), Daniel Langhoff (Rev. John Hale), Carolyn Lohr (Mary Warren), David Fletcher (Deputy Governor Danforth), Christian Munck (Reverend Samuel Parris), Dell Domnik (Judge Hawthorne), Linda Suttle (Rebecca Nurse ), Jim Valone (Giles Corey), Rick Williams (Francis Nurse), Gary Leigh Webster (Thomas Putnam ), Diane Thiemann (Ann Putnam), Meghan Ralph (Tituba), Hannah Ford (Betty Parris), Cline Heyn (Cheevers), Flynn O'Hurley (Mercy Lewis), Allyx Towend (Susanna Wallcott), Patrick Neel (John Williard), Katie Mangett (Sarah Good) and Kerry Beebe (Martha Corey).

Director Peter J. Hughes has created an artistically ambiguous world, void of historic time/location reference, inviting the audience to create in their minds eye, unique and distinct experiences. From its fear injected beginning to its martyr igniting finale, "The Crucible" takes us on an emotional, political and spiritual roller coaster ride. The characters and audience members alike take a profound journey in navigating a sustainable faith through the darkness of the human ego into the Light of the human spirit.

Arthur Miller was questioned by the House of Representatives' Committee on Un-American Activities in 1956 and convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to identify others present at meetings he had attended. Miller was sentenced to a fine and a prison sentence, blacklisted, and disallowed a US passport. In 1958, his conviction was overturned by the court of appeals.

Photo Credit: Christine Fisk

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