My name is Addison Drumm, I am a junior, and I enjoy nature, art, life-changing literature, theater, and music. In The Crucible I play Thomas Putnam. He is a disliked man who accuses multiple people of witchcraft in order to gain their land.
What brought you to join the cast for The Crucible?
I have been doing shows since fourth grade and love the people I get to do them with.
Do you have any stories from rehearsals?
I don’t have a story-story, but I will say I loved dancing and losing my mind with Ella in the back of the courtroom scene as we did it over and over and over again. While I am no longer in it, I think it is one of the coolest and most bone-chilling scenes in the show.
All art comments on something and aligns itself with current issues. How does this work comment on current social or political issues and has it influenced you?
The Crucible definitely comments on how difficult it is to tell what “right” or “wrong” is and how it is very subjective. Also, it comments on how power is obtained and the ways people justify their wrong actions/ideas.
What do you hope the audience will be thinking about as they drive home after this show?
I hope they think about how cool and creepy it was while also reflecting on the characters within and what they would have done in their place
What’s one thing that is different in this play or rehearsal process than anything else we’ve done in the Homestead Theatre Department?
Lots of screaming children! It is a very emotionally charged show which heightens the difficulty, but altogether it is an exciting challenge. It’s especially hard when Figg tells us to do everything with love. What is written in the script as “yelling” Figg says we have to instead speak with love. It is a very interesting and difficult change, but it gives the show layers.
Anything else you want to talk about?
I am so proud of everyone and I think we are putting together a really amazing show. Come see The Crucible!
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