The Anoka-Ramsey Community College Coon Rapids Campus Theatre Department has cast 20 talented people in the fall production of “The Crucible,” a 1953 play very loosely based on the witch trials that took place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692.

The public is invited to see these thespians at work during performances at Coon Rapids Campus Performing Arts Center, Nov. 2, 3, 8, 9 and 10, 7:30 p.m. An alumni performance is set for Nov. 3. An interpreted performance will be held Nov. 8.

“The Crucible” Cast List of Anoka-Ramsey Community College Students

• Betty Parris: Lauren Haven, graduate of Anoka High School
• Rev. Samuel Parris: Tim Anderson, graduate of Andover High School
• Tituba: Tacoyia Harris, graduate of Eagle Crest High School
• Abigail Williams: Teresa Caron, home school graduate, Andover
• Susanna Walcott: April Gage, graduate of Anoka Senior High School
• Ann Putnam: Rebecca Betterman, graduate of Coon Rapids High School
• Thomas Putnam: Chris McCarthy, graduate of Coon Rapids High School
• Mercy Lewis: Lateasha Rizk, PSEO Rogers High School
• Mary Warren: Holli Richgels, Coon Rapids High School
• John Proctor: Matt Gilbertson, graduate of Centennial High School
• Rebecca Nurse: Catherine Johnson, graduate of Highland Park High School
• Giles Corey: Brett Hedberg, graduate of Spring Lake Park High School
• Rev. John Hale: Brandon Caviness, graduate of Coon Rapids High School
• Elizabeth Proctor: Jaci Willis
• Francis Nurse: Ryan Anderson, graduate of Anoka High School
• Ezekiel Cheever: Andy Borne, graduate of Hopkins High School
• John Willard: Nate Turner, graduate of Spring Lake Park High School
• Judge Hathorne: Tom Raddatz
• Deputy Governor Danforth: Mark Palmer, graduate of Champlin Park High School
• Sarah Good: Kari Robinson, graduate of Little Falls Community High School

About “The Crucible”
“The Crucible,” a play by Arthur Miller, is widely-recognized as one of the most important dramatic works of the 20th century. The play, as a parable of contemporary society, presents the riveting drama of the Salem witch trials and a community that is quickly and deeply divided when a group of young girls begin accusing many of their elders of witchcraft. At the center of the conflict is a farmer, John Proctor who attempts to overcome the mass hysteria even as his family is being consumed by it.

Tickets for “The Crucible” are now on sale. Tickets are $8 each and available at the Anoka-Ramsey Community College bookstore, 763.433.1250. See information about theatre classes or the new associate in fine arts in Theatre degree.