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Allen O'Reilly plays Reverend Samuel Parris in "The Crucible." COURTESY BAY STREET THEATER
Joe Pallister plays as John Proctor in "The Crucible." COURTESY BAY STREET THEATER
Kate Fitzgerald plays Abigail Williams in "The Crucible." COURTESY BAY STREET THEATER
Matthew Conlon plays Deputy-Governor Danforth in "The Crucible." COURTESY BAY STREET THEATER
Meg Gibson plays Elizabeth Proctor in "The Crucible." COURTESY BAY STREET THEATER
Sonnie Betts plays Mercy Lewis in "The Crucible." COURTESY BAY STREET THEATER
Teresa DeBerry plays Mrs. Ann Putnam and Rebecca Nurse in "The Crucible." COURTESY BAY STREET THEATER
Anna Francesca Schiavoni plays Mary Warren in "The Crucible." COURTESY BAY STREET THEATER
Gabriel Portuondo plays Thomas Putnam and The Bailor in "The Crucible." COURTESY BAY STREET THEATER
Keith Reddin plays Reverend John Hale in "The Crucible." COURTESY BAY STREET THEATER
Bay Street Theater’s 2023 Literature Live! presentation will be Arthur Miller’s Tony Award-winning play “The Crucible,” which opens Thursday, November 9, and will have public performances run through Sunday, November 26. Will Pomerantz will direct the play, the 15th anniversary of the Literature Live! performance series.
The cast will feature Allen O’Reilly as Reverend Samuel Parris, Kate Fitzgerald as Abigail Williams, Teresa DeBerry as Mrs. Ann Putnam and Rebecca Nurse, Gabriel Portuondo as Thomas Putnam and The Bailor, Sonnie Betts as Mercy Lewis, Anna Francesca Schiavoni as Mary Warren, Joe Pallister as John Proctor, Meg Gibson as Elizabeth Proctor, Keith Reddin as Reverend John Hale, and Matthew Conlon as Deputy-Governor Danforth.
Set in 17th-century Salem, Massachusetts, during the Salem witch trials, “The Crucible” is a gripping play that explores mass hysteria, deception and the consequences of false accusations in a Puritan community. The story follows the unraveling of a tight-knit society as paranoia and fear lead to a witch hunt that destroys lives.
Free admission to the play is available to all school students, teachers and administrators who can reserve weekday performances at times that work for them on a first-come, first-serve basis. School performances begin November 6. Literature Live! is an annual BOCES-approved Arts-in-Education program where teachers are provided curriculum guides in advance to help with content and additional aspects of learning. Each student performance will be followed by a talkback and Q&A session with various members of the team and the audience.
“This program came about when seeing how little of the performing arts were being incorporated into my own daughter’s curriculum,” said Bay Street Theater Executive Director Tracy Mitchell. “I was shocked because my own exposure to theater had been so life-changing, and I can’t imagine if I hadn’t had that, what experiences I would have missed out on in my own life.”
Since its inception 15 years ago, Literature Live! has served over 80 schools and more than 35,000 students, including those with special needs, homeschoolers and students from as far away as New Jersey and New York City in person, and numerous more with digital access during COVID-19.
Additional crew members for “The Crucible” include assistant director Stefanie Anarumo, scenic designer Mike Billings, costume designer Barbara Erin Delo, lighting designer Justin Poruban, sound designer David Brandenburg and production stage manager Michael Wizorek.
Tickets for public performances start at $37 at baystreet.org or 631-725-9500. Teachers and school administrators may register their school groups by contacting Director of Education Allen O’Reilly at allen@baystreet.org or 631-725-0818. Bay Street Theater is on Long Wharf in Sag Harbor.
Staff Writer on Oct 2, 2023