Producer & Director: Toni Ruscio

Audition Dates (by appointment only):

• Monday, February 9th: 7:00pm 

Possible Callbacks: 

• Wednesday, February 11th: 7:00pm
  

To Schedule Your Audition

Email Toni Ruscio at cctpad@curtaincallbraintree.org

Audition Notes:

• In-person attendance is required.
  Video submissions will not be accepted.
  
• Be prepared to read for any and all characters in the sides noted below.
  The director will cast actors in the role(s) she feels best serve the story. 
• Please arrive 10 minutes early.
  

What to bring to your initial audition:

• Resume (If you don't have one, space is provided on the registration form)

• Recent photo (Does not need to be a professional headshot; may be printed on regular paper)

• List of conflicts from February through May (Include all potential conflicts, Monday through Sunday)

About the Show:

Our production of The Crucible is set in an undefined time and place, where false accusations ignite a wave of hysteria and a community unravels under the grip of fear. This highly stylized interpretation of Arthur Miller’s classic features original sound and music, projections, and flashing lights—elements that heighten the tension and immerse the audience in the emotional and moral chaos of this timeless story.

Character Breakdown:

Abigail Williams (Lead): Reverend Parris’s 17-year-old niece and former Proctor servant who manipulates lies and fear to instigate the witch trials, seeking power and John Proctor while driving the play’s central conflict.
Elizabeth Proctor (Lead): John Proctor’s honest and morally upright wife whose wrongful accusation by Abigail places her at the emotional and ethical center of the play.
Mary Warren (Lead): The Proctors’ timid servant who briefly tries to tell the truth in court but ultimately caves to fear and pressure, sealing Proctor’s fate.
Tituba (Secondary, but Pivotal): Reverend Parris’s enslaved servant from Barbados whose coerced confession sparks the chain reaction of accusations and hysteria.
Rebecca Nurse (Secondary, but Pivotal): A respected, kind elderly woman whose false accusation and execution expose the cruelty and injustice of the trials.
Ann Putnam (Secondary, but Pivotal): A grief-stricken mother who blames witchcraft for her children’s deaths and fuels hysteria through suspicion and accusation.
Betty Parris (Supporting): Reverend Parris’s young daughter whose mysterious illness ignites fears of witchcraft and sets the events of the play in motion.
Mercy Lewis (Supporting): The Putnams’ servant and Abigail’s aggressive accomplice who eagerly joins the accusations.
Susanna Walcott (Supporting): A nervous, impressionable girl who delivers early news of Betty’s illness and later follows the other girls into mass accusations.
Sarah Good (Supporting): A poor, homeless woman whose vulnerability makes her an easy target, illustrating how the trials prey on the powerless.
John Proctor (Lead): A principled farmer burdened by guilt over his affair with Abigail who challenges the trials and ultimately chooses integrity over survival.
Reverend John Hale (Lead): A witchcraft expert whose confidence in the court crumbles as he recognizes its injustice and tries to save the accused.
Deputy-Governor Thomas Danforth (Lead): The rigid presiding judge who prioritizes authority and order over truth, becoming a key antagonist of the play.
Reverend Samuel Parris (Secondary, but Pivotal): Salem’s paranoid, self-serving minister whose concern for reputation over truth helps ignite and sustain the hysteria.
Giles Corey (Secondary, but Pivotal): A bold elderly farmer who resists the court’s corruption and is pressed to death for refusing to comply.
Thomas Putnam (Secondary, but Pivotal): A greedy landowner who exploits the trials to accuse neighbors and expand his property holdings.
Francis Nurse (Secondary, but Pivotal): Rebecca Nurse’s principled husband who challenges the court and defends those falsely accused.
Judge John Hathorne (Supporting): An arrogant and unyielding judge who unquestioningly supports the trials and reinforces blind judicial authority.
Ezekiel Cheever (Supporting): A dutiful court clerk who carries out arrests without malice but represents the dangers of obedient bureaucracy.
Hopkins (Minor): A jail guard whose silent compliance symbolizes the mechanical enforcement of the court’s unjust system.

All roles are open to performers of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, and abilities. We strongly encourage actors from underrepresented backgrounds to audition.

Audition Sides:

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Performance Dates:
• May 2 at 7:30 PM | May 3 @ 2:00 PM
• May 9 at 7:30 PM | May 10 @ 2:00 PM
• May 16 at 7:30 PM | May 17 @ 2:00 PM