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By Rob Sherwood
Special to the Rappahannock News
Five months ago, after its well received “A Christmas Carol,” the Rappahannock County High School Drama Department once again challenged itself to a test of its dramatic skills by choosing as its spring production Arthur Miller’s compelling American classic, “The Crucible.”
This play explores the mass hysteria that erupted in the town of Salem, Mass., in 1692. Over the course of six months, two, then 10, then dozens, and finally hundreds were accused of witchcraft. Many were put to death.
This thematically packed drama—played by a cast of 20 RCHS students—gripped audiences at both performances May 21 and 22.
As much as the students themselves insisted in the choice of the play, they were insistent, too, in the remarks at the end of each performance, that they could not have done it without the creative spirit and many talents of their director, Jean Elizabeth.
Elizabeth, in turn, was effusive in her praise of the help she received from senior Julia Baumgardner, who agreed to work as a student director of the play in the beginning, but was promoted to co-director because of the scale of her contributions.
The eight seniors in the cast succeeded in the largest roles. As John Proctor, Tyler Williams, climaxing a memorable dramat
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