Nicolet Players rehearse The Crucible for May performances

Cast members are, from left in front, Nicole Swanson, Liana Teter, Maya Paulson, all of Rhinelander; Malina Lazzeroni of Laona; Serra Laubert of Crandon; second row, Emily Bodensteiner, Nathan Roberts II, both of Rhinelander; Charles Lynch, Crandon; Anna Schwartz, Rhinelander; Cavan Kelly, Antigo; third row, Steve Richardson, Rhinelander; Bill Roff of Pelican Lake; KC Hofer of Crandon; Allison French, Nova Kane, Eileen Daniel, all of Rhinelander; back row, Max Shenandore, Dusty Sarazan, Tony Jones and Al Higgins, all of Rhinelander. Not pictured is Jessica Roberts of Rhinelander.

Posted Friday, April 12, 2019 10:38 am

One of the largest casts ever for a Nicolet Players production will take to the Nicolet College Theatre stage in May to perform Arthur Miller’s classic and powerful play The Crucible.

Cast members include Nicole Swanson, Liana Teter, Maya Paulson, Malina Lazzeroni, Serra Laubert, Emily Bodensteiner, Nathan Roberts II, Charles Lynch, Anna Schwartz, Cavan Kelly, Steve Richardson, Bill Roff, KC Hofer, Allison French, Nova Kane, Eileen Daniel, Max Shenandore, Dusty Sarazan, Tony Jones, Al Higgins and Jessica Roberts.

Arthur Miller wrote the Tony-award winning play in response to Sen. Joe McCarthy’s hearings in the 1950s intended to expose subversive communists in the U.S. The playwright set his story in 1692, using the Salem Witch Trials as the backdrop.

Performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, May 3 and 4; Thursday through Saturday, May 9 to 11; and at 2 p.m. Sundays, May 5 and 12. Tickets are $10 general public, $8 for students and seniors and can be ordered online at nicoletlive.com or by calling 715-365-4646.