Auditions for The Crucible

Classic Theatre of Maryland accepting audition submissions from classically trained / experienced actors for upcoming production of Arthur Miller's THE CRUCIBLE. This is a six week contract. All roles are paid. Please note that some roles have already been cast. Please see available roles below.

Rehearsal begins: February 4, 2025. All rehearsals are IN-PERSON Tuesday-Saturday 10am-6pm and Sundays 12pm-8pm. Tech begins: February 18, 2025 - Tech rehearsals are afternoons/evenings. Production calendar available upon request. This is a short rehearsal schedule ( 2 weeks rehearsal, 1 week tech) and conflicts usually cannot be accommodated.

Opening Date(s): March 1, 2025 Closing Date(s): March 16, 2025 Rate of Pay: All roles paid. $350/week Location: Annapolis, Maryland

Submit headshot/resume and 1-2 classical monologues to casting@classictheatremaryland.org.

Casting the following roles: TITUBA Early to late 40s, Black female. Caribbean accent. Originally from Barbados, Tituba was brought with Reverend Parris to Salem as his slave. Although Tituba is by far the lowest-ranking person in the Salem community, she earnestly cares for Betty Parris and applies herself to each task with humility and intelligence. Tituba is a faithful woman, and because her native religious tradition is seen by the residents of Salem as something to be feared and exorcised, Tituba graciously accepts her master’s faith. When pressed by the girls, Tituba demonstrates certain ritualistic traditions of Barbados, including drinking blood to lay curses. In fact, her faith is merely misconstrued by the Puritans -- there is nothing inherently evil about her spells and charms. Tituba wants to do right by Reverend Parris and his colleagues, and especially by Betty, which leads Tituba to confess to crimes of witchcraft she did not commit.

JOHN PROCTOR Mid-30s to 40s. A farmer who lives just outside of Salem Village with his wife, Elizabeth, and three sons. John Proctor is known to be a principled man with a profound sense of personal integrity and a keen hatred of hypocrisy. Miller saw Proctor as hero in the form of a common, hardworking man with distinct flaws: namely, that Proctor engaged in an affair with his 17-year-old servant girl, Abigail Williams, before his wife discovered the tryst and sent Abigail away. Despite his dalliance with Abigail, Proctor is deeply in love with his wife, Elizabeth, and believes her to be a generous, honest, and independent woman. He trusts her implicitly, even as his guilt over his indiscretion sours their relationship. Proctor is independent, strong-willed, and somewhat rebellious. His dislike of the new reverend, Samuel Parris, causes Proctor to diminish his attendance at church, resist having his sons baptized, and work on the Sabbath day -- all of which are forbidden actions in Puritan society. Despite Proctor’s lukewarm relationship to the Puritan tradition and his own adulterous sins, he has a strong moral compass and a powerful sense of guilt about his failings. Proctor hates pretense -- in others and in himself. Even when he knows that his life will end on the gallows, Proctor refuses to sign his name to a confession of guilt, saying, “I have given you my soul; leave me my name!”

Writer: Arthur Miller Director: Sally Boyett Voice/Dialect Coach: Nancy Krebs Lighting Designer: Adam Mendelson