Drama prepares for fall play

By Oliver Gable
Staff Writer

The Mira Costa Drama Department fall play, “The Crucible,” opens on Nov. 1.

Sophomore Madeline Huggins, senior Matt Sena, and juniors Julia McDermott and Ryan Fiene will play the main characters of Betty Paris, John Proctor, Abigail Williams and Reverend Samuel.

“I am very excited to be performing ‘The Crucible’ this year,” McDermott said. “We hope it will do as well as other plays have in the past.”

The drama students have character workshops for a couple of days with Cathy Bear, an improv instructor who has her own comedy team, “The Groundlings.” Bear helps the students develop their character and instructs them while practicing their scenes.

“We chose ‘The Crucible’ because we feel it is a classic, well-known piece that will be a great challenge for the students to perform,” drama instructor Carol Mathews said. “We are also hoping to get the History and English departments involved with the production of the play due to its historical relevance in both subjects and position on the junior summer reading list.”

The Drama Department is trying to create a four-year plan of different styles, genres, and shows for the Drama Department. The goal of this program is to provide a wider variety of genres for students.

“We want to provide the opportunities for students to participate in different styles of theater,” Mathews said. “This way students will be able to act in a larger variety of theater.”