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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1985-05-08, Page 28Tr, 17 �,�,: ✓ . � .l; .., ,x .:: ,. ..; ..-. ..,+N'^R�. MLf^�":Sa'.�! ^,w +SAM, ! .. .. ..... ... .. .. .. . r.. ENTER T AINM NT A story of the witch hunts in Salem, Massechusetts in 1692, The Crucible will be performed by the drama club of Goderich District Collegiate Institute this Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $2 for children, $3 for students and $4 for adults. Pic .tured above are Heidi Hoernig, Sandra Gautelle, Mike Maurer, Allan Cannon, Allistair Baker, Terri Dren, Joe Melady and Jim Beattie. ( Hundertmark photo) "The Crucible" explores human rights question of witch hunts "The Crucible," which will be performed by the drama club of Goderich District Col- legiate Institute this Thursday, Friday and Saturday, is more than a story about the - witch hunts in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692, says director Philip McMillan. Written by Arthur Miller to mask his views of the McCarthy era in the 1950's when a similar witch hunt was made for Com- munists in the United States, the play is also about the rights of any individual in a com- munity. . "The play shows the dangers of gossip getting things out of hand and a society that panics. It could happen anywhere. There are all kinds of parallels in Canada and the UnitedStates," he says citing the persecution of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War and recent barring of Farley Mowat from the United States as ex- amples. "It talks about a society that does nothing to protect individuals. Nobody • ever stands up and says, 'This is wrong'; the one guy who does this in the play is hanged." The characters of the play, the Puritans fled religious persecution in Europe but still persecute others when they arrive in North America. "Nineteen people were hanged in one season before the stupidity Stopped," he says. In preparation for the four act drama, McMillan talked to the 22 -person cast about the issues of gossip and human rights which they could identify m their own lives. "The kids have found it interesting and we're having a ball doing the play. We have a lot of talented people in Grade 13 this year who are playing the leads. It's a difficult show to do because of the power and emo- tion of the sequences," he says. The cast members who are seniors are drama students, while the junior members are learning acting skills from the seniors. For the first time, costumes have been made by parents while Some costumes are used from previous shows. The sets have been constructed by the technical students at the school. "The set is cubic to represent how people are made to fit the mold of society," says McMillan, adding that the splattering of ar- my green color on the cubes symbolizes regimentation while the red, white and blue paint symbolizes patriotism.,,,. Other symbolism in the women's costumes shows the evil characters dressed in black, the gossips dressed in grey and the good characters dressed in blue. The music, which was selected by Phil Main, the assistant director and a past stu- dent of GDCI, along with the sound effects ana llghtincadds"to a somber mood of -the play. The play shows the dire consequences to people's lives after accusations of wit- chcraft are made. When a 17 -year-old girl wants to marry a 35 -year-old man with Sandy Lane cowers away from Kent Milburn in The Crucible, a drama which will be per- formed by the drama club of Goderich District Collegiate Institute this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. (Hundertmark photo) whom she's had an affair, she accuses his wife of being a witch. ' One powerful scene which the author took out of the play is included in the GDCI pro- duction. The scene in the forest identifies the relationship between the girl and the 35 - year -old man. -When oche► cirai au.ef s iu tl,e curlununity see how they can benefit from accusing others of witchcraft, innocent people are hanged and the community begins to panic while everyone fears forhis own life. The third drama performed by GDCI in nine years, "The Cruttrble' • has worked well with the mix of both experienced and inex- perienced student actors. "The kids are really proud of their own work. Doing drama has broken through the tradition of musicals and comedies where everybody hams it up. Drama is an art form for the performers as well as for the au- arence, says McMillan. - The Crucible opens on Thursday, May 9 at 8 p.m. at the Goderich District Collegiate In- stitute auditorium and continues May 10 and 1I. Tickets are $2 for children, $.3 for students and $4 for adults. Dope E veryone needs friends The Friends of the Blyth Festival are a volunteer corps who help the theatre in a number of useful ways, from'baking cookies to manning stalls, from psheriirag to selling programs. What do they get in return? Friends of the Festival receive the bi- monthly newsletter and will be invited to dress rehearsals (and see the plays ahead of everyone else). More "perks" are currently being discussed. All Friends of the Festival are invited to get together for a brain -storming session on Tuesday, May 14, at 8:00 p.m. in the dining room of the Blyth Inn (dessert and coffee will be served). In addition, the Blyth Festival warmly invites everyone in- terested in becoming a Friend to attend - current Friends are encouraged to bring friends of theirs who might be interested in joining in our activities. The time commit- ment asked may be as littje as a few hours over the summer, and the rewards are many. New Friends will be paired , i a board member to show them the r!j�:�. and make sure they meet the other " " ends" and board members. Many topics are slated for discussion, among them: Should the Friends form a more formal association? Should they undertake various activities themselves (fund-raising, housing for ac- tors, etc.)? Plus many others. We want your input, ideas, and suggestions. Be a Friend, bring a friend - and make new friends. For further details, please contact Philip- pa Borgal at 523-9300. E�AFORTH This Thurs. do Fri... 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