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''The Crucible'' is a 1953 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller. It was initially called "The Chronicles of Sarah Good". It is a haunting play reflecting on McCarthyism and a dramatization of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. It was first performed at the Martin Beck Theater on Broadway on January 22, 1953. Miller felt that this production was too stylized and cold and the reviews for it were largely hostile (although The New York Times noted "a powerful play [in a] driving performance"). Nonetheless, the production won the 1953 "Best Play" Tony Award. A year later a new production succeeded and the play became a classic. It is a central work in the canon of American drama.
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'''''The Crucible''''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crucible] is a play by [[Arthur Miller]] (1915-2005) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Miller].  
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==The original text==
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It was initially called "[[The Chronicles of Sarah Good]]", it is a haunting play reflecting on McCarthyism and a dramatization of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693.  
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The play was first performed at the Martin Beck Theater on Broadway on January 22, 1953. Miller felt that this production was too stylized and cold and the reviews for it were largely hostile (although The New York Times noted "a powerful play [in a] driving performance"). Nonetheless, the production won the 1953 "Best Play" Tony Award. A year later a new production succeeded and the play became a classic. It is a central work in the canon of American drama.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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''[[The Crucible]]'' was translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Sandra Kotzé]] under the titles '''''[[Die Hekse van Salem]]''''' (''"The Witches of Salem"'') (1982) and '''''[[Die Salem-Verhoor]]''''' ("''The Salem Trial''") (1988).
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
First South African production by *** in 19**.
 
First South African production by *** in 19**.
  
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Presented by the [[Arts Theatre Association]], Cape Town, at the [[Labia Theatre]] in 1956, directed by [[Leonard Schach]], starring [[Joss Ackland]], [[Costa Couvara]], [[André Huguenet]], [[Johann Nell]] and [[June Range]]. Decor by [[Giuseppe Cappon]] and costumes by [[Ena Bang]]. [[Leonard Schach]] also directed the play for  the [[Witwatersrand University Dramatic Society]] at the University [[Great Hall]] in April 1959, starring [[Clive Hirschhorn|Clive Hirschorn]] and [[Molly Seftel]].
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1956: Presented by the [[Arts Theatre Association]], Cape Town, at the [[Labia Theatre]], directed by [[Leonard Schach]], starring [[Joss Ackland]], [[Costa Couvara]], [[André Huguenet]], [[Johann Nell]] and [[June Range]]. Decor by [[Giuseppe Cappon]] and costumes by [[Ena Bang]].
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1959: Directed by [[Leonard Schach]] for  the [[Witwatersrand University Dramatic Society]] at the University [[Great Hall]] in April, starring [[Clive Hirschhorn|Clive Hirschorn]] and [[Molly Seftel]].
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1970: In June [[Rosalie van der Gucht]] directed a [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]] production at the [[Little Theatre]], Cape Town, starring [[Adrienne Murcott]], [[Johan van Jaarsveld]], [[Aletta Bezuidenhout]], [[Sue Kiel]], [[Barbara Wiorkiewicz]], [[Jacqui Singer]], [[Roger Lovett]], [[Roshel Malbin]], [[Vicki Hertz]], [[David Haynes]], [[Dina Falkson]], [[Christopher Prophet]], [[Paul Slabolepszy]], [[Liz Dick]], [[Marko van der Colff]], [[Alex Mavro]], [[Peter Kenealy]], [[Stefan Bubenzer]], [[Peter Krummeck]], [[Evelyn Lewis]]. Sets and costumes were designed by [[Stephen de Villiers]], lighting by [[Garth Beresford]].
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1975: [[PACT]] staged a production directed by [[Barney Simon]], featuring [[Marius Weyers]] (John Proctor), [[Aletta Bezuidenhout]] (Elizabeth Proctor), [[Patrick Mynhardt]] (Deputy-Governor Danforth), [[Michael McCabe]] (Reverend John Hale), [[Annelisa Weiland]] (Abigail Williams), [[Norman Coombes]] (Giles Corey), [[Margaret Fry]] (Rebecca Nurse), [[Billy Matthews]] (Francis Nurse), [[Lesley Nott]] (Mary Warren), [[George Jackson]] (Reverend Parris), [[Helen Jessop]] (Ann Putnam), [[Beverley Melnick]] (Mercy Lewis), [[Vicki Hertz]] (Susanna Walcott), [[Michele Maxwell]] (Tituba), [[Ilona Kazan]] (Betty Parris), [[Danny Keogh]] (Marshal Herrick), [[Dale Cutts]] (Thomas Putnam), [[Paul Slabolepszy]] (Ezekiel Cheever) and [[Frank Douglass]] (Judge Hathorne). Decor by [[Richard Cook]], costumes by [[Christa Scholtz]] and Lighting by [[Mannie Manim]].
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1976: A production directed by [[Janice Honeyman]] opened on 5 July [[Upstairs at the Market]].
  
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[[PACT]], [[Patrick Mynhardt]], [[Marius Weyers]], [[Michael McCabe]], [[Aletta Bezuidenhout]] and [[Michele Maxwell]] in 1975.
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1978: Directed by [[Helen Mann]] at the [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]] [P.E.S.F.].
  
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Also done Upstairs Theatre at the [[Market Theatre]] in 1976.
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1981: [[PACT]] staged a production directed by [[William Egan]], featuring [[Ron Smerczak]] (John Proctor), [[Sandra Prinsloo]] (Elizabeth Proctor), [[Patrick Mynhardt]] (Deputy-Governor Danforth), [[Bobby Heaney]] (Reverend John Hale), [[Diane Britz]] (Abigail Williams), [[Anthony James]] (Giles Corey), [[Margaret Heale]] (Rebecca Nurse), [[Pamela Gien]] (Mary Warren), [[Nigel Vermaas]] (Reverend Parris), [[Pauline Bailey]] (Ann Putnam), [[Theresa Iglich]] (Mercy Lewis), [[Karen Lebos]] (Susanna Walcott), [[Mara Louw]] (Tituba), [[Joan Metelerkamp]] (Betty Parris), [[Norman Anstey]] (Marshal Herrick), [[Ian Steadman]] (Thomas Putnam), [[Peter Terry]] (Ezekiel Cheever) and [[Ronald Wallace]] (Judge Hathorne). Decor by [[Johan Badenhorst]], costumes by [[Frances Michaletos]] and Lighting by [[Jannie Swanepoel]].
  
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Presented by [[Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch|University Theatre Stellenbsoch]] in the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] in September 1983, adapted and directed by [[Noël Roos]], starring [[Gustav Geldenhuys]], [[Isadora Verwey]], [[Antoinette Pienaar]], [[Albert Maritz]], [[Robert Finlayson]], [[Neels Engelbrecht]] and others.
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1982: The [[Sandra Kotzé|Kotzé]] [[Afrikaans]] translation, ''Die Hekse van Salem'' was presented by [[PACOFS]], directed by [[Sandra Kotzé]], starring [[Marko van der Colff]], [[Franz Gräbe]], [[Louw Verwey]], [[Ben de Koker]], [[Suzette Mullins]], [[Helen Ortell]], [[Karin Retief]], [[Hannelie Tolken]], [[Francesca Bantock]], [[Chris Fourie]], [[Libby Daniels]], [[Sulette Minnaar]], [[Anna Cloete]], [[George Barnes]], [[Anton Welman]], [[Antoinette Kellermann]], [[Pieter Brand]], [[Louis Minnaar]], [[Henry Mylne]] and [[André Retief]]. Decor by [[Johan Badenhorst]], costumes by [[James Parker]], lighting by [[Brian Evans]].
  
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A Herschel School production, directed by Dawn McClurg, was performed in the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Studio]] in 1986.
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1983: Presented by [[Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch|University Theatre Stellenbsoch]] in the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] in September, adapted and directed by [[Noël Roos]], starring [[Gustav Geldenhuys]], [[Isadora Verwey]], [[Antoinette Pienaar]], [[Albert Maritz]], [[Robert Finlayson]], [[Neels Engelbrecht]] and others.
  
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Presented by the [[Market Theatre]] at the [[National Arts Festival]], 1996, directed by [[Lara Foot Newton]]. Set designer [[Cathy Henegan]], costume designer [[Sue Steele]], lighting designer [[Richard Barnes]], accent coach [[Dorothy-Ann Gould]]. The cast: [[Marcel van Heerden]], [[Graham Hopkins]], [[Frantz Dobrowsky]], [[Megan Willson]], [[Mike Gritten]], [[Thembi Mtshali]], [[Alan T. Marks]], [[Norman Coombes]], [[Bella Mariani]], [[Yael Farber]], [[Amanda Lane]], [[Ken Marshall]].
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1986: A Herschel School production, directed by [[Dawn McClurg]], was performed in the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Studio]].
  
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In 1999 [[Blaise Koch]], assisted by [[Samantha Pienaar]], directed students of the [[University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]] for a performance of this play at the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]]. Designs by Kobus Rossouw. Members of the cast were, among others, [[Neels van Jaarsveld]], [[André Weideman]], [[Floyd de Vaal|Floyed de Vaal]], [[Jenny Stead]].
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1988: The [[Sandra Kotzé|Kotzé]] [[Afrikaans]] translation ''Die Salem-Verhoor'' was staged by [[PACT]], directed by [[Dieter Reible]], with [[Megan Choritz]], [[Linda Pienaar]], [[Johan Malherbe]], [[Natania van Heerden]], [[Nomhle Nkonyeni]], [[Susan Danford]], [[Isabel Smit]], [[Lida Meiring]], [[Pieter Brand]], [[Ronel Kriel]], [[Anna-Mart van der Merwe]], [[Marcel van Heerden]], [[Wilna Snyman]], [[Eghard van der Hoven]], [[Pierre van Pletzen]], [[Aletta Bezuidenhout]], [[George Barnes]], [[Andre Odendaal]], [[Hannes Muller]], [[Tjaart Potgieter]] and [[Louis van Niekerk]]. Assistant director was [[Andre Odendaal]], decor by [[Lindy Roberts]], lighting by [[Jacques Mulder]] and costumes by [[Christa Scholtz]].
  
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2014: A production by students of the Department of Drama and Film (Drama)at the [[Tshwane University of Technology]]. The venue is the [[Breytenbach Theatre]], Pretoria (25 February to 1 March)and the play is directed by  [[Nkosinathi Joachim Gaar]].
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1990: Presented by the [[Rhodes University Drama Department]], directed by Reza Reardon ([[Reza de Wet]]) in May, starring [[Lindsay Reardon]], [[Jenni Fulton]], [[Dion van Niekerk]], [[David Bertram]], [[David Whisson]], [[Edwina Sheridan-Smith]], [[Alison Hope]], [[William Carnegie]] and [[Neil Borland]].
  
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==Translations and adaptations==
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1996: Presented by the [[Market Theatre]] at the [[National Arts Festival]], directed by [[Lara Foot Newton]]. Set designer [[Cathy Henegan]], costume designer [[Sue Steele]], lighting designer [[Richard Barnes]], accent coach [[Dorothy-Ann Gould]]. The cast: [[Marcel van Heerden]], [[Graham Hopkins]], [[Frantz Dobrowsky]], [[Megan Wilson]], [[Michael Gritten]], [[Thembi Mtshali]], [[Alan T. Marks]], [[Norman Coombes]], [[Bella Mariani]], [[Yael Farber]], [[Amanda Lane]], [[Ken Marshall]], [[Kyla Davis]], [[Sarah Woodward]], [[Carla Grauls]], [[Ntombiyoxolo Tshabalala]].
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A translation into Afrikaans by ?, entitled ''Die Hekse van Salem'' was presented by [[PACOFS]] in 1982, directed by [[Sandra Kotzé]], starring [[Marko van der Colff]], [[Frans Gräbe]] and [[Louw Verwey]].
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1999: Performed in the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] by students of the [[University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]] from 1-7 September, directed by [[Blaise Koch]], assisted by [[Samantha Pienaar]], with [[Erica Wessels]] as the dialect coach. The large cast included [[Neels van Jaarsveld]], [[André Weideman]], [[Floyd de Vaal|Floyed de Vaal]], [[Jenny Stead]], [[Erica Wessels]], [[Liandé Snell]], [[Gina Goss]], [[Laura de Cock]], [[Jackie Bojè]], [[Nicole Rypstra]], [[Colleen Triegaardt]], [[J.P. de Rosnay]], [[James Lapping]], [[John-Murray Viljoen]], [[Jonathan van Renen]], [[Anthea Philips]], [[Mienkie Albertyn]], [[Wilmie Barnhardt]], [[Germarie van Rooyen]], [[Christine Wessels]], [[Gretel Schulze]], [[Taryn Luitingh]], [[Carlien Vorster]], [[Merlin Balie]] and [[Marcelle Olivier]]. Overall design by [[Kobus Rossouw]] and costumes and wardrobe by [[Elrina Marais]], both supported by student assistants, including lighting by [[Francois Liebetrau]], set by [[Zani Nel]], sound by [[Lavonne Bosman]] and props by [[Deon Van Zyl]]. 
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2011: A production directed by [[Pieter Brand]] featured [[Luan Jacobs]] as "John Proctor".
  
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2011: [[Alby Michaels]] directed a production by [[Promusica]] the [[Pro Musica Theatre]] in Roodepoort, with a  young cast that included [[Stephen van Niekerk]] and [[Kim Cloete]] in March, after wich it moved to the [[University of Johannesburg]]'s Arts Centre from April 18 to 21. The production designed by [[Kosie Smit]].
  
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2014: A production by students of the Department of Drama and Film (Drama) at the [[Tshwane University of Technology]]. The venue is the [[Breytenbach Theatre]], Pretoria (25 February to 1 March) and the play is directed by [[Nkosinathi Joachim Gaar]].
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crucible
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crucible
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[[PACT]] theatre programme, 1975.
  
 
[[ESAT Bibliography I|Inskip]], 1977. p 120, 121.
 
[[ESAT Bibliography I|Inskip]], 1977. p 120, 121.
  
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National Arts Festival programme, 1996.
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[[PACT]] theatre programme, 1981.
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[[PACT]] theatre programme, 1988.
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[[National Arts Festival]] programme, 1996.
  
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UTS theatre programme
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[[Ruphin Coudyzer]]. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of [[Market Theatre]] productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
  
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PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988
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[[UTS]] theatre programme.
  
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''[[PACOFS]] Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988''; ''Die Hekse van Salem'' theatre programme, 1982.
  
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[[Petru Wessels|Petru]] & [[Carel Trichardt]] theatre programme collection.
  
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''[[Business Day]]'', 17 March 2011 (Promusica production).
  
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Programme and prompt book for the 1999 Stellenbosch production, found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022.
  
 
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]
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Latest revision as of 15:53, 7 February 2024

The Crucible [1] is a play by Arthur Miller (1915-2005) [2].

The original text

It was initially called "The Chronicles of Sarah Good", it is a haunting play reflecting on McCarthyism and a dramatization of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693.

The play was first performed at the Martin Beck Theater on Broadway on January 22, 1953. Miller felt that this production was too stylized and cold and the reviews for it were largely hostile (although The New York Times noted "a powerful play [in a] driving performance"). Nonetheless, the production won the 1953 "Best Play" Tony Award. A year later a new production succeeded and the play became a classic. It is a central work in the canon of American drama.

Translations and adaptations

The Crucible was translated into Afrikaans by Sandra Kotzé under the titles Die Hekse van Salem ("The Witches of Salem") (1982) and Die Salem-Verhoor ("The Salem Trial") (1988).

Performance history in South Africa

First South African production by *** in 19**.

1956: Presented by the Arts Theatre Association, Cape Town, at the Labia Theatre, directed by Leonard Schach, starring Joss Ackland, Costa Couvara, André Huguenet, Johann Nell and June Range. Decor by Giuseppe Cappon and costumes by Ena Bang.

1959: Directed by Leonard Schach for the Witwatersrand University Dramatic Society at the University Great Hall in April, starring Clive Hirschorn and Molly Seftel.

1970: In June Rosalie van der Gucht directed a University of Cape Town Drama Department production at the Little Theatre, Cape Town, starring Adrienne Murcott, Johan van Jaarsveld, Aletta Bezuidenhout, Sue Kiel, Barbara Wiorkiewicz, Jacqui Singer, Roger Lovett, Roshel Malbin, Vicki Hertz, David Haynes, Dina Falkson, Christopher Prophet, Paul Slabolepszy, Liz Dick, Marko van der Colff, Alex Mavro, Peter Kenealy, Stefan Bubenzer, Peter Krummeck, Evelyn Lewis. Sets and costumes were designed by Stephen de Villiers, lighting by Garth Beresford.

1975: PACT staged a production directed by Barney Simon, featuring Marius Weyers (John Proctor), Aletta Bezuidenhout (Elizabeth Proctor), Patrick Mynhardt (Deputy-Governor Danforth), Michael McCabe (Reverend John Hale), Annelisa Weiland (Abigail Williams), Norman Coombes (Giles Corey), Margaret Fry (Rebecca Nurse), Billy Matthews (Francis Nurse), Lesley Nott (Mary Warren), George Jackson (Reverend Parris), Helen Jessop (Ann Putnam), Beverley Melnick (Mercy Lewis), Vicki Hertz (Susanna Walcott), Michele Maxwell (Tituba), Ilona Kazan (Betty Parris), Danny Keogh (Marshal Herrick), Dale Cutts (Thomas Putnam), Paul Slabolepszy (Ezekiel Cheever) and Frank Douglass (Judge Hathorne). Decor by Richard Cook, costumes by Christa Scholtz and Lighting by Mannie Manim.

1976: A production directed by Janice Honeyman opened on 5 July Upstairs at the Market.

1978: Directed by Helen Mann at the Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival [P.E.S.F.].

1981: PACT staged a production directed by William Egan, featuring Ron Smerczak (John Proctor), Sandra Prinsloo (Elizabeth Proctor), Patrick Mynhardt (Deputy-Governor Danforth), Bobby Heaney (Reverend John Hale), Diane Britz (Abigail Williams), Anthony James (Giles Corey), Margaret Heale (Rebecca Nurse), Pamela Gien (Mary Warren), Nigel Vermaas (Reverend Parris), Pauline Bailey (Ann Putnam), Theresa Iglich (Mercy Lewis), Karen Lebos (Susanna Walcott), Mara Louw (Tituba), Joan Metelerkamp (Betty Parris), Norman Anstey (Marshal Herrick), Ian Steadman (Thomas Putnam), Peter Terry (Ezekiel Cheever) and Ronald Wallace (Judge Hathorne). Decor by Johan Badenhorst, costumes by Frances Michaletos and Lighting by Jannie Swanepoel.

1982: The Kotzé Afrikaans translation, Die Hekse van Salem was presented by PACOFS, directed by Sandra Kotzé, starring Marko van der Colff, Franz Gräbe, Louw Verwey, Ben de Koker, Suzette Mullins, Helen Ortell, Karin Retief, Hannelie Tolken, Francesca Bantock, Chris Fourie, Libby Daniels, Sulette Minnaar, Anna Cloete, George Barnes, Anton Welman, Antoinette Kellermann, Pieter Brand, Louis Minnaar, Henry Mylne and André Retief. Decor by Johan Badenhorst, costumes by James Parker, lighting by Brian Evans.

1983: Presented by University Theatre Stellenbsoch in the H.B. Thom Theatre in September, adapted and directed by Noël Roos, starring Gustav Geldenhuys, Isadora Verwey, Antoinette Pienaar, Albert Maritz, Robert Finlayson, Neels Engelbrecht and others.

1986: A Herschel School production, directed by Dawn McClurg, was performed in the Baxter Studio.

1988: The Kotzé Afrikaans translation Die Salem-Verhoor was staged by PACT, directed by Dieter Reible, with Megan Choritz, Linda Pienaar, Johan Malherbe, Natania van Heerden, Nomhle Nkonyeni, Susan Danford, Isabel Smit, Lida Meiring, Pieter Brand, Ronel Kriel, Anna-Mart van der Merwe, Marcel van Heerden, Wilna Snyman, Eghard van der Hoven, Pierre van Pletzen, Aletta Bezuidenhout, George Barnes, Andre Odendaal, Hannes Muller, Tjaart Potgieter and Louis van Niekerk. Assistant director was Andre Odendaal, decor by Lindy Roberts, lighting by Jacques Mulder and costumes by Christa Scholtz.

1990: Presented by the Rhodes University Drama Department, directed by Reza Reardon (Reza de Wet) in May, starring Lindsay Reardon, Jenni Fulton, Dion van Niekerk, David Bertram, David Whisson, Edwina Sheridan-Smith, Alison Hope, William Carnegie and Neil Borland.

1996: Presented by the Market Theatre at the National Arts Festival, directed by Lara Foot Newton. Set designer Cathy Henegan, costume designer Sue Steele, lighting designer Richard Barnes, accent coach Dorothy-Ann Gould. The cast: Marcel van Heerden, Graham Hopkins, Frantz Dobrowsky, Megan Wilson, Michael Gritten, Thembi Mtshali, Alan T. Marks, Norman Coombes, Bella Mariani, Yael Farber, Amanda Lane, Ken Marshall, Kyla Davis, Sarah Woodward, Carla Grauls, Ntombiyoxolo Tshabalala.

1999: Performed in the H.B. Thom Theatre by students of the University of Stellenbosch Drama Department from 1-7 September, directed by Blaise Koch, assisted by Samantha Pienaar, with Erica Wessels as the dialect coach. The large cast included Neels van Jaarsveld, André Weideman, Floyed de Vaal, Jenny Stead, Erica Wessels, Liandé Snell, Gina Goss, Laura de Cock, Jackie Bojè, Nicole Rypstra, Colleen Triegaardt, J.P. de Rosnay, James Lapping, John-Murray Viljoen, Jonathan van Renen, Anthea Philips, Mienkie Albertyn, Wilmie Barnhardt, Germarie van Rooyen, Christine Wessels, Gretel Schulze, Taryn Luitingh, Carlien Vorster, Merlin Balie and Marcelle Olivier. Overall design by Kobus Rossouw and costumes and wardrobe by Elrina Marais, both supported by student assistants, including lighting by Francois Liebetrau, set by Zani Nel, sound by Lavonne Bosman and props by Deon Van Zyl.

2011: A production directed by Pieter Brand featured Luan Jacobs as "John Proctor".

2011: Alby Michaels directed a production by Promusica the Pro Musica Theatre in Roodepoort, with a young cast that included Stephen van Niekerk and Kim Cloete in March, after wich it moved to the University of Johannesburg's Arts Centre from April 18 to 21. The production designed by Kosie Smit.

2014: A production by students of the Department of Drama and Film (Drama) at the Tshwane University of Technology. The venue is the Breytenbach Theatre, Pretoria (25 February to 1 March) and the play is directed by Nkosinathi Joachim Gaar.

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crucible

PACT theatre programme, 1975.

Inskip, 1977. p 120, 121.

PACT theatre programme, 1981.

PACT theatre programme, 1988.

National Arts Festival programme, 1996.

Ruphin Coudyzer. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of Market Theatre productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)

UTS theatre programme.

PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988; Die Hekse van Salem theatre programme, 1982.

Petru & Carel Trichardt theatre programme collection.

Business Day, 17 March 2011 (Promusica production).

Programme and prompt book for the 1999 Stellenbosch production, found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department archives in 2022.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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