THE CRUCIBLE

The Crucible
By Arthur Miller
Nov. 14-22, 2025
Directed by Regina Pugh
Gallagher Student Center Theatre

In Salem in the late 1600s, a group of young girls accuse others of witchcraft sparking an alarming series of events. The leaders of the church respond with suspicion and put those accused on trial for their lives ultimately leaving a town in fear, and the man at the center of it all questioning his faith and morality. One of the greatest American plays of all time and winner of the 1953 Tony Award for Best Play, this heart-pounding drama is both a gripping historical play and a timely parable of our contemporary society.

Cast:

Betty…Julianne Schultz
Rev. Parris…Lilliana Stiverson
Tituba…Loften Cooper
Abigail…Nicole Grace
Susanna…Jaime Israel
Ann Putnam/Voice of Martha Corey…Sophie Mullins
Mr. Putnam…Veronica Talbert
Mercy…Taylor Mattingly
Mary Warren…Anya Sperber
Proctor…Loretta Rubin
Rebecca Nurse…Mia D’Ascenzo
Giles…Jamie Swisshelm
Rev. Hale…Raya Franklin
Elizabeth…Hannah Wolke
Francis Nurse…Darah Chandler
Cheever…Annaliese Monahan
Willard…Brianna Willingham
Sarah Good…Brianna Starkey
Judge Hathorne…Anna Meister
Girl in Court/Hopkins…Corinne Tiernan
Judge Danforth…Jayley Sams

Production Team:

Director…Regina Pugh
Light Designer...Krista Billings
Costume Designer…Jessica Pitcairn
Set Designer…Troy Hemmerling/Joe Leonard
Sound Designer...Luke Heetderks
Technical Director...Joe Leonard
Stage Manager…Reilly Somerville
Technical Director...Joe Leonard
Assistant Costume Designer...Gracie Phlipot
Prop Designer...Maria Rund
Master Electrician/Programmer…Ben Hunt
Assistant Stage Managers...Brookelyn Duncan & Cohen Rice
Lighting Technician...Ben Hunt
Run Crew/Fly Rail...Leo Jenkins
Light Board Operator...Molly Ciuci
Costume Crew...Bridget Dean & Hannah Barbee
Lighting Technician...Alec Schneider
Producer...Stephen Skiles

BOX OFFICE INFORMATION: Xavier Theatre utilizes a digital box office for events. The physical box office on campus, outside of the GSC Theatre, will open 1 hour prior to each showtime. 

Theatre doors open approximately 30 minutes prior to showtime. 

THE CRUCIBLE has a run time of 2:45 with one 15-minute intermission.

Special Thanks:

The Albers Fund
The Knowlton Foundation
Xavier University Theatre Costume Shop Team
Xavier University Theatre Shop Crew

Photos by Mikki Schaffner.