{"id":169201,"date":"2026-09-25T09:13:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T13:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=169201"},"modified":"2026-09-25T09:25:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T13:25:18","slug":"wright-state-theatre-to-open-2026-27-season-with-arthur-millers-the-crucible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2026\/09\/25\/wright-state-theatre-to-open-2026-27-season-with-arthur-millers-the-crucible\/","title":{"rendered":"Wright State Theatre to open 2026\u201327 season with Arthur Miller\u2019s \u2018The Crucible\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Wright State University Theatre\u2019s production of \u201cThe Crucible\u201d runs from Sept. 25 to Oct. 4 in the Festival Playhouse in the Creative Arts Center. (Photos by Erin Pence)<\/p><\/div>\n

In Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, an accusation is all it takes for neighbors to turn on one another and for a village that prides itself on its faith to begin tearing itself apart.<\/p>\n

Wright State University Theatre will open its 2026\u201327 season with Arthur Miller\u2019s classic \u201cThe Crucible\u201d<\/a> Sept. 25 to Oct. 4 in the Festival Playhouse in the Creative Arts Center.<\/p>\n

Miller\u2019s drama follows farmer John Proctor as a panic of witchcraft spreads through Salem, and he is forced to choose between protecting his name and saving his life. The play unfolds as the community decides who is guilty before anyone has spoken in their own defense.<\/p>\n

On the stage, \u201cThe Crucible\u201d features Wright State students Emma Vernon as Betty Parris, Henry Coyner as the Rev. Samuel Parris, Elizabeth Froedge as Abigail Williams, Madysen Ashley as Susanna Wolcott and Martha Corey, Olivia Milligan as Ann Putnam, Ethan Cain as Thomas Putnam, Meg Adams as Mercy Lewis, Eve Diamond as Mary Warren, Noah Funderburk as John Proctor, Alex Thate as Rebecca Nurse and Ethan Worthington as Giles Corey.<\/p>\n

The cast also includes Carson Keith as the Rev. John Hale, Madeline Zabela as Elizabeth Proctor, Anthony Luisi as Francis Nurse, Jaeden Ramsey as Ezekiel Cheever, Carson Campbell as John Willard, Jacob Sawtelle as Judge Hathorne, Jordan Allen as Deputy Gov. Danforth, Abby Holmes as Sarah Good and Elliot Chilcote as Hopkins. Guest artist Rhonda Ogletree plays Tituba.<\/p>\n

The production team includes assistant director Madysen Ashley, intimacy director Andrea Chenoweth Wells, stage manager Arthur Billups, set designer Maggie Slauenwhite, costume designer Jessica Arthur, lighting designer Levi T. Fravel and sound designer James Dunlap.<\/p>\n

Performances:<\/strong><\/p>\n