(TOMS RIVER, NJ) -- The Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College will transform into 17th century Salem this month when the OCC Repertory Theater Company presents Arthur Miller’s classic, The Crucible, at the Black Box Theater. The production is directed by Paul Chalakani and presented by special arrangement with Dramatist Play Service, Inc. Performances take place April 22-24 and April 29 to May 1st.
The popular play, which originally premiered in 1953 and won the Tony Award for Best Play, is a fictionalized account of Massachusetts Bay colonists accused of witchcraft in 1692 and the infamous trials that followed. The story focuses on a young farmer, his wife, and a young servant girl who maliciously causes the wife’s arrest. When the farmer brings the girl to court to expose her lies, a monstrous course of bigotry and deceit is terrifyingly depicted. Instead of saving his wife, the farmer finds himself also accused of witchcraft, and ultimately condemned along with a host of others.
Performances: Friday, April 22 at 7:30pm; Saturday, April 23 at 7:30pm; Sunday, April 24 at 2:00pm; Friday, April 29 at 7:30pm; Saturday, April 30 at 2:00pm & 7:30pm; and Sunday, May 1 at 2:00pm.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors/students. To purchase, contact the Grunin Center at (732) 255-0500 or visit grunincenter.org.
Under the direction of Performing Arts Program Chair Paul Chalakani, the mission of the OCC Repertory Theater Company is to create opportunities for college and community participation in a variety of rich and diverse theatrical experiences. The Company seeks to engage, entertain, inspire, and educate, in order to enhance the cultural life of Ocean County College and the surrounding communities. Additionally, the OCCRTC provides an environment for students of our performing arts program to apply what they are learning in a collaborative and encouraging format. The OCCRTC celebrates the power of the theatre to illuminate and mirror the human experience.
