Theater at Wesleyan

Photo Batch 3 - CONGRATULATIONS to WesTheater Spring 2026 Mainstage Production

The Crucible By Arthur Miller
Directed by Alex Keegan, Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater
April 30-May 2, 2026

A timely parable that exposes the devastating consequences of mass hysteria and the erosion of justice. Amidst the infamous Salem witch trials, accusations fly, moral lines blur, and a tight-knit community finds itself on edge. Arthur Miller’s investigation of groupthink, betrayal, and morality offers a searing critique of McCarthyism, serving as a stark and urgent warning for our times.
This production includes the following Theater Capstones:
Jordan Schwartz ‘26, Senior Project - Scenic Design advised by Professor Courtney Gaston
Ella Kramer ‘26, Acting Thesis advised by Visiting Professor Alex Keegan
Max Grosman ‘26, Acting Thesis advised by Professor Maria Christina Oliveras (FA25) and Professor April Hickman (SPR26)
Leo Kaplan ‘26, Acting Thesis advised by Professor Katie Pearl (FA25) and Professor Lauren Yeoman (SPR26)
The Crucible was selected by the team from THEA180: Reading Plays for Production—Conceiving for Performance.
Cast:
John Proctor - Max Grosman
Elizabth Proctor - Ella Kramer
Reverend Hale - Leo Kaplan
Abigail - Skye Figueroa
Mary - Sally Hu
Susanna - Maddie Walker
Mercy - Daisy Moriarty
Betty - Isabel Miller
Judge Danforth - Louis Engelke
Judge Hathorne/Reverend Hale/ u/s - Michael Scott
Samuel Parris - Jerry Persaud
Giles/Martha Corey - Saydie Grossman
Rebecca Nurse - Jade Ma
Francis Nurse/Parris, Danforth u/s - Justin Atnes
Ezekiel Cheever - Hao Fu
Thomas Putnam - Kiara Reeves
Ann Putnam - Molly Volker
Tituba - Alexis Trice
Swing - Natalie Cohen
Swing - Rachel Duan
Design Team:
Assistant Director: Luna Kwon
Assistant Director:Phoebe Levitsky
Lighting Design: Professor Courtney Gaston
Associate Lighting Design: Henry Owens
Assistant Lighting Design: Cas Kauffman
Set Design: Jordan Schwartz
Costume Design: Professor April Hickman
Sound Design: Joyce Ciesil
Props Assistant: Phoebe Letivsky
Props Assistant: Freya Grant
Dramaturg: Peyton Brill
Dramaturg: Julia Chadwick
Photo Credit: T Charles Erikson

Photo Batch 2 - CONGRATULATIONS to WesTheater Spring 2026 Mainstage Production

The Crucible By Arthur Miller
Directed by Alex Keegan, Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater
April 30-May 2, 2026

A timely parable that exposes the devastating consequences of mass hysteria and the erosion of justice. Amidst the infamous Salem witch trials, accusations fly, moral lines blur, and a tight-knit community finds itself on edge. Arthur Miller’s investigation of groupthink, betrayal, and morality offers a searing critique of McCarthyism, serving as a stark and urgent warning for our times.
This production includes the following Theater Capstones:
Jordan Schwartz ‘26, Senior Project - Scenic Design advised by Professor Courtney Gaston
Ella Kramer ‘26, Acting Thesis advised by Visiting Professor Alex Keegan
Max Grosman ‘26, Acting Thesis advised by Professor Maria Christina Oliveras (FA25) and Professor April Hickman (SPR26)
Leo Kaplan ‘26, Acting Thesis advised by Professor Katie Pearl (FA25) and Professor Lauren Yeoman (SPR26)
The Crucible was selected by the team from THEA180: Reading Plays for Production—Conceiving for Performance.
Cast:
John Proctor - Max Grosman
Elizabth Proctor - Ella Kramer
Reverend Hale - Leo Kaplan
Abigail - Skye Figueroa
Mary - Sally Hu
Susanna - Maddie Walker
Mercy - Daisy Moriarty
Betty - Isabel Miller
Judge Danforth - Louis Engelke
Judge Hathorne/Reverend Hale/ u/s - Michael Scott
Samuel Parris - Jerry Persaud
Giles/Martha Corey - Saydie Grossman
Rebecca Nurse - Jade Ma
Francis Nurse/Parris, Danforth u/s - Justin Atnes
Ezekiel Cheever - Hao Fu
Thomas Putnam - Kiara Reeves
Ann Putnam - Molly Volker
Tituba - Alexis Trice
Swing - Natalie Cohen
Swing - Rachel Duan
Design Team:
Assistant Director: Luna Kwon
Assistant Director:Phoebe Levitsky
Lighting Design: Professor Courtney Gaston
Associate Lighting Design: Henry Owens
Assistant Lighting Design: Cas Kauffman
Set Design: Jordan Schwartz
Costume Design: Professor April Hickman
Sound Design: Joyce Ciesil
Props Assistant: Phoebe Letivsky
Props Assistant: Freya Grant
Dramaturg: Peyton Brill
Dramaturg: Julia Chadwick
Photo Credit: T Charles Erikson

Introducing the cast of The Crucible!

Introducing the cast of The Crucible!

The Crucible By Arthur Miller

Directed by Alex Keegan, Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater

Thursday, April 30, 7pm
Friday, May 1, 7pm
Saturday, May 2, 1pm & 7pm

A timely parable that exposes the devastating consequences of mass hysteria and the erosion of justice. Amidst the infamous Salem witch trials, accusations fly, moral lines blur, and a tight-knit community finds itself on edge. Arthur Miller’s investigation of groupthink, betrayal, and morality offers a searing critique of McCarthyism, serving as a stark and urgent warning for our times.
This production includes the following Theater Capstones:
Jordan Schwartz ‘26, Senior Project - Scenic Design advised by Professor Courtney Gaston
Ella Kramer ‘26, Acting Thesis advised by Visiting Professor Alex Keegan
Max Grosman ‘26, Acting Thesis advised by Professor Maria Christina Oliveras (FA25) and Professor April Hickman (SPR26)
Leo Kaplan ‘26, Acting Thesis advised by Professor Katie Pearl (FA25) and Professor Lauren Yeoman (SPR26)
The Crucible was selected by the team from THEA180: Reading Plays for Production—Conceiving for Performance.
Cast:
John Proctor - Max Grosman
Elizabth Proctor - Ella Kramer
Reverend Hale - Leo Kaplan
Abigail - Skye Figueroa
Mary - Sally Hu
Susanna - Maddie Walker
Mercy - Daisy Moriarty
Betty - Isabel Miller
Judge Danforth - Louis Engelke
Judge Hathorne/Reverend Hale/ u/s - Michael Scott
Samuel Parris - Jerry Persaud
Giles/Martha Corey - Saydie Grossman
Rebecca Nurse - Jade Ma
Francis Nurse/Parris, Danforth u/s - Justin Atnes
Ezekiel Cheever - Hao Fu
Thomas Putnam - Kiara Reeves
Ann Putnam - Molly Volker
Tituba - Alexis Trice
Swing - Natalie Cohen
Swing - Rachel Duan

Design Team:
Assistant Director: Luna Kwon
Assistant Director:Phoebe Levitsky
Lighting Design: Professor Courtney Gaston
Associate Lighting Design: Henry Owens
Assistant Lighting Design: Cas Kauffman
Set Design: Jordan Schwartz
Costume Design: Professor April Hickman
Sound Design: Joyce Ciesil
Props Assistant: Phoebe Letivsky
Props Assistant: Freya Grant
Dramaturg: Peyton Brill
Dramaturg: Julia Chadwick

THE SEVENTH FIRE: March 2-6, 2026
“Something unfinished has begun to surface, disrupting preparations for an anniversary exhibition. We’re seeking small groups willing to enter together, observe carefully, and uncover the truth. The experience centers on collaboration and shared discovery. Progress depends on what participants notice, what they choose to share, and how their team thinks as one.”

Congratulations to Liang Liang (’26), Avivi Li (’26), their design team, crew, and advisors on their capstone The Seventh Fire, an immersive escape room experience designed for groups of 4–6 that merges theater, game design, and installation art into one evolving experience. The project invites participants into a black-box space where they explore absence and presence, choice and illusion, through puzzles, light, shadow, and silence.

Congratulations to…
Project Leads: Avivi Li and Liang Liang
Project Manager: Hannah Sodickson
Collaborators: Micah St George, Yin Fu, Ruihan Duan, Marcos Arjona, Isaiah Williams, Ember Mahnke, Daisy Moriarty and Molly Volker
Cast: Marcos Arjona
Advisors: Professor of Theater Courtney Gaston and Professor of Theater Caleb Spivey