Show Report

One of the productions I have seen over the course of this semester was “The Crucible” directed by Jason Chimondes.  The play was put on wonderfully by the students of IUP.  From the set to the costumes, the lighting the scenery I felt as if I was really in the middle of all the action.  For starters the set was very simple but really made the performance of the actors shine.   It was not to over powering and did not take away from the actors playing the characters.  The actors playing the characters really made the play come alive.  The actors did a phenomenal job with portraying the characters.  My two favorite characters from the performance were Abigail and John Proctor.  I thought the actors did such a good job with the characters they were chosen for.  I thought that the actress that played Abigail really provided such dynamic acting skills.  You could really tell that she put so much work into trying to give the audience a wonderful character that was interesting to watch.  I thought she performed well and gave the audience the sense of excitement because you never knew what she was going to do.  Whether it’d be being sneaky or screaming on the top of her lungs the audience was always engaged. The Actor who played John Proctor led such a powerful role.  He fit the part of John Proctor to every stitch.  The actor who played John Proctor made the character stand out.  You could really tell how the characters emotions were overflowing throughout the whole performance.  There was so much about “The Crucible” that I enjoyed.  The costumes for this performance made the time period of story fit perfectly.  From the dresses, and bonnets, to the raggedy clothing that John Proctor ended the play in was matched perfectly to the setting of the play.  The scenery was awesome! I loved the trees and the way the light would shine on them and create a woodsy eerie feeling.  It was a total shock to see the trees up close and realize that they were made of just tissue paper but had stood out the second the lights would come from underneath.  The lighting throughout the play showed how strong and powerful certain scenes of the play were.  For example when Tituba was in the cellar she started yelling and the blue light was shining in emphasizing the scene.  It made the scene so much more powerful rather than just a normal white light.  The play “The Crucible” was a mind jerking interesting play to watch.  I loved it and thought that the actors and the director did a wonderful job putting it together.