Dramatic lesson April 3, 2008
De Soto High School theater students relearn the lessons of "The Crucible" with a performance of Arthur Miller's 1953 cautionary parable
John Proctor (Trey Klamm) reveals his relationship with his former house maid Abigail, played by Hannah Smith, that led to her accusing his wife of witchcraft.
The Rev. John Hale (Patrick King) listens as slave Tituba (Brittney Brewer) tells of games and activities she introduced to girls of Salem that Puritans found suspicious.
Betty Parris as played by Lacey Erickson wakes from an unexplained illness to accuse neighbors of Salem Village of witchcraft. The De Soto High School cast is presenting Arthur Miller's 1952 play "The Crucible" that explorers the hysteria that led to the deaths of 24 people from hanging, torture or imprisonment.
Goody Proctor (Allison Freund) refuses to accuse her husband of leechery during her trial for witchcraft and sets in motion his confession and condemnation of the trials that leads to his hanging.
