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IF HUMANITY WERE TO BE REPRESENTED BY A WALL, WOULD IT BE CRUMBLING AND DECAYING WITH EACH HUMAN ACT OF ATROCITY. THE WITCH HUNTS IN SALEM IN 1692 ARE BUT ONE EXAMPLE OF OUR WEAKNESS IN BEING CAUGHT UP IN THE HYSTERIA OF PREJUDICE.
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BACKGROUND NOTES TO THE THEME OF THE GATHERING AMERICA - 1692 |
| AMERICA - 1950-54 Arthur Miller - one of the great play-writes of the 20th century - experienced another witch-hunt. Between 1950-54 Senator Joe McCarthy presided over the investigations of the Senate Committee on Internal Security. America was in the grip of Cold War hysteria and the Committee was as ruthlessly determined to hunt out -Communists" as the Salem judges had been to hunt out 'witches' . Like the Salem judges McCarthy tried to extort first confessions, then names of alleged associates. Rcfusal to denounce others could be punished as contempt of the Committee. Few of his victims had the courage shown by John Proctor in the play. Miller himself was called before the investigating committee. After admitting that he had attended meetings of communist writers nine years before (in order to find out where they stood) he was asked for the names of other people present. He replied, "I am trying to and will protect my sense of myself. I could not use the name of another person and bring trouble upon him. , While charges for Miller resulted in a fee and a suspended sentence, many other directors, writers and performers were not so lucky. Incriminated by simply being named, they were placed on the infamous 'black-list'. Many did not have a chance to work again until the last sixties, if at all. AUSTRALIA The "Crucible" has special relevance to Australia: hysteria, bigotry and ignorance lie behind our infamous miscarriage of justice in the Azaria Chamberlaine case.
Music used was "THE GATHERING" by Spy v Spy from the FOSSIL cd |
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CAST AND CREW |
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Briohny Fallowfield Wall Vanessa McCloud Casey Bew Shae Bradley Georgina Campbell Moira Fitzgerald Sasha Frost Ellissa Jolley Renee Bridgeland Ingrid Gray Charlene Roberts Girls - Cage Bianca Brady Mandy Davies Rachel Ingerson Vanessa Brady Nicole Cremer Girls - Recant Julie Preiss Megan Snell Marnie Hassam Jane Potts Amy Coker Girls - Accuser Megan Hammond Hayley Shepherd Kim Fallowfield Belinda Jones Mersina Stergiou Cassie Hammond Carly Hunter Jenifer Morony Belinda Snell Todd Patrick Chief Priest Adam Smith Priests Jessica Ball Hayley Cummings Danae Klaver Lauren Pascoe Kylie Phillips Kristy-Lee Richmond Hayley Watson Alison Albaney Kinsleigh Johansen Michael Carson Chief Judge Kelly Harris Judges Robin Haskins Natalie Winn Ben Donohue
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Townspeople Scott Hamilton Gabby Reilly Alison Kilsby Adam Campbell Veronica Bailey Lauren Corsey Cheryl Haynes Jodie Sherrington Shiloe Ebert Tracey Harris Nathaniel Hatwell Louise Hughes Andrew Nelson Kerry Nohlmans Lauren O'Neil Amy Russell Linda Ventura Rebecca Wells Nicole Burner Lucas Giancola Jessica Martin Nikki Smith Crew Paul Banyer Clive Haskins Adam Hawes Tanya Bailey Amanda Gierson Julieann Gray Alison McLeod Mark Roberts Elizabeth Smith Vicky Stimson Jessica Ward Chad Cooper-Quillam Jane Higgins Heath Johansen Laura Kuchel Brooke MacLeod Shae Tilbrook Nicola Veinberg Lauren Gepp Aimee Rowe Staff Ian McCloud Neville Philp Robyn Trevorah Doug Vaughan Jenny Hilterbrand Simone Marshall Celia Hearnden Robyn Horley Bob Weatherly
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| TECHNICAL NOTES |
Wall Construction 10 ladders plus 1 frame covered with shadecloth |
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lay out the ladders in the right order on the floor |
| stand up the ladders and attach the 'diving boards' |  |
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bring in the wall frame to the front edge of the ladders |
| cast sit on the 'diving boards' having been attached to the ladder with a harness |  |
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the cast lift their legs out to go through the slit in the shadecloth as the wall is straightened to rest on the ladders |
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the appearance from the front -the wall looks vertical but is at an angle |
