The Crucible: got 99 problems and a witch ain’t one

Abigail (senior Kate Adler) and Mercy (senior Ella Baker) hold down Betty (junior Alexandra Lee) from trying to fly out the window while Mary (senior Sarah Magen) watches in fear. Photo by Ciara Kosai

Lowell High School’s drama department performed Arthur Miller’s The Crucible for this year’s fall play, under the direction of drama teacher Teresa Bookwalter, theater technical teacher Kyla Morris and alumni Anne Marie Ullman and Othello Jefferson. The Crucible showcases the terror and chaos that occurred during the Salem witch trials of 1692 after children began to accuse townspeople of witchcraft.

Junior, Sofia Rodriguez sings a Puritan hymn while the Salem girls dance during the pre-show performance. Photo by Ciara Kosai
Thomas Putnam (senior Cian O’dwyer) and John Proctor (senior Luke Howard) catch Betty (junior Alexandra Lee) as she falls, screaming while Goody Putnam (senior Claire Talbott) watches in fear. Photo by Ciara Kosai
Betty (junior Alexandra Lee) cries on her bed while Abigail (senior Kate Adler) intimidates Mercy (senior Ella Baker) and Mary (senior Sarah Magen) into keeping their conjuring a secret. Photo by Tobi Kawanami
The Putnams (seniors Cian O’Dwyer and Claire Talbott) arrive as John Proctor (senior Luke Howard) and Abigail (senior Kate Adler) try to prevent Betty (junior Alexandra Lee) from jumping out the window. Photo by Ciara Kosai
The Salem girls (Kira Lanoue, Sarah Magen, Zoe Neuschatz, Sofia Rodriguez, Doris Inson, Johanna Klaiman, and Claire Garcia) begin the show, knitting in song as the scene is set for conjuring. Photo by Tobi Kawanami
Rebecca Nurse (Marisa Kim) clutches the Bible. Photo by Tobi Kawanami

Sarah Magen contributed to this article.