The Crucible

TheatreUSF presents The Crucible, the 2018 British International Theatre production.

2018 TheatreUSF British International Theatre Production (BRIT)
By Arthur Miller
Directed by BRIT director Helen Tennison

Thurs, Feb. 15 – Sat, Feb. 17
Thurs, Feb. 22 – Sat Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m.
Sun, Feb. 18 | Sat, Feb. 24 | Sun, Feb. 25 at 3 p.m.
Theatre 2, USF Tampa Campus

Great article in The Oracle about the show!

A man holds a woman's hand at a table while another woman looks on in the background, seemingly unnoticed.

A man points at a woman accusing her of being a witch.

A man stands in the dark with a large projection of a woman's face behind him. A woman looks at him from the back corner of the stage.

Judges convene at the witch trial, seated together at a table.

In the Puritan town of Salem, Massachusetts, a group of girls go dancing in the woods with a slave, Tituba. They are caught by the town minister, Reverend Parris. When Parris’s daughter falls into a coma-like state a crowd gathers and the talk of witchcraft begins. The girls’ ring-leader, Abigail Williams, tells them not to admit anything. But when Betty wakes screaming and a new reverend arrives Abigail starts to accuse townspeople of cavorting with the devil. The townspeople turn on each other and the witch trials begin, though the fingers pointed at the accused are seemingly for witchcraft they may be truly for darker, more personal reasons – highlighting a fault running deeply through this Puritan community.

HELEN TENNISON, DIRECTOR

Helen's directing draws on her devising and physical theatre background to create a strong visual aesthetic. Her work ranges from Shakespeare (she also leads regular workshops in verse speaking), to new writing and site-specific pieces. She is particularly interested in the meeting point between naturalism and expressionism and enjoys being involved in the development of new scripts.

EVA AUSTER, VIDEO AND PROJECTION DESIGNER

Eva is a London-based video and projection designer and Isadora programmer working with various UK and international artists, companies and directors to create visually beautiful and challenging work for live performances, physical theatre, dance and live events. Eva works and experiments with interactive video mapping technologies, and various multimedia in order to communicate story-telling ideas and narratives to a wide-range of audiences. She is also an experienced lecturer, giving sessions on topics from video design to theatrical performance and content creation, whilst also providing private adult tuition on various technical subjects and technical support.

Matt Eaton, Composer and Sound Designer

Multi-instrumentalist Matthew Eaton, best known to Domino as one of the founding members of Pram, is also an accomplished sound designer with professional experience in theatre and film. Over the past years, Matt has worked on countless scores for projects including Hamlet (Creation Theatre Co), It Ain't All Bollywood (Rifco Arts) and most recently worked on a production of The Gambler for BBC Radio 3. Versatile and swift, Matt enabled by his own studio facilities has created sounds from mysterious and eerie to sugar plum nursery style. Only Matt knows how to make running a screwdriver along an electric guitar sound like the perfect match for an underwater dream.

TheatreUSF British International Theatre Program

USF School of Theatre & Dance’s British International Theatre (BRIT) Program has been alive and well for more than 20 years, bringing a wide range of outstanding guest artists from the United Kingdom to work side by side with our TheatreUSF students. Professional directors and choreographers, leading actors in theatre, television and film, voice and speech experts and top rate designers have all been guest teachers and artists in residence. TheatreUSF will be forever thankful and grateful to the founders Hinks and Elaine Shimberg, Sir Cameron Mackintosh, John and Lisel Gale, and Dan Doyle for the vision and financial resources that make this program possible.

USF School of Theatre & Dance

The University of South Florida School of Theatre & Dance is committed to facilitating creative and academic artists and scholars though rigorous training in the studio, the classroom, and in performance. Students have the opportunity to work closely with faculty and guest artists brought in by our British International Theatre and Holloway endowment programs. The Musical Theatre program, Theatre Honors’ year-long intensive program, and McNeil pilot playwriting program give students the opportunity to expand their theatrical horizons. Our exclusively undergraduate program boasts intensive studies in the disciplines of performance, design and theatre arts as well as a close working relationship with our nationally and internationally recognized faculty.