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...first act is where Abigail Williams is also introduced, the heroine, who unlike any of the women and men she accused of witchcraft, resembled a witch herself. Played by HLS student Kristy J. Greenberg, Abigail was a victim, a harlot and a vengeful witch all in one. Her performance was dazzling as her Abigail grew more brazen as her success as finger-pointer and actress of the court increased. Thrown to the ground by her supposed lover John Proctor, she only grew stronger and got her revenge, beginning with a devilish bell-like laugh...
Proctor (Christopher N. Hanley ’07) was the hero of the sad lot of Salem despite his admitted adultery with Abigail Williams (a girl less than 20 and he a farmer with three children). From the beginning his skepticism for the system bodes ill for his fate. He holds himself as the most enlightened of the village and doesn’t bother to restrain his hatred for Reverend Parris. As the whirlwind of madness enters even his house on the outskirts of the village he manages to keep his back straight and nearly unwinds the whole...
...severity of scenery was complemented by the utter absence of color in costume, representative of puritan conservativeness of course. The shirts seemed to be color coded with the judges in white, the Putnams in green (for envy perhaps), Abigail Williams in red (think red lights) and the jail officials in blue. The strength of the acting, however, requires no decoration and no color to draw the audience...
...ABIGAIL JOHNSON by Daniel Kadlec...
...Abigail Trafford is adamant: "Forget old age. Think new stage." Trafford is the author of My Time: Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life (Basic). The book, for people edging past midlife, argues that because we are living longer, healthier lives, we have a "whole new stage in the life cycle, which we haven't had before." TIME spoke with Trafford...