Rider University’s Westminster College of the Arts has rescheduled performances of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible that were postponed due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy.  The performances will be November 7 through 11 in the Bart Luedeke Center Theater on the Rider University campus in Lawrenceville.  Performances are Thursday, November 8, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, November 9 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, November 10 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, November 11, at 2 pm. A preview performance will be presented Wednesday, November 7, at 7:30 p.m.

Patrons who purchased tickets for the postponed performances may exchange them for one of the rescheduled performances or they may request a refund. Please call the box office for exchanges, refunds or new purchases.  

The Crucible is set during the 17^th-century Salem witch trials. The recipient of the 1953 Tony Award for “Best Play,” this dramatic and thought-provoking play examines how intolerance and hysteria can intersect and tear a community apart. It follows protagonist John Proctor as he tragically attempts to save his wife and himself from the injustice of the Salem witch trials.

Director Trent Blanton is an assistant professor of Theater at Rider University. At Rider, he has directed Anatomy of Grey and The Laramie Project.  He has also directed Urinetown, Romeo & Juliet, and The Winter’s Tale for McCarter Theater Company’s education programs. An active member of Actor’s Equity, his acting credits include, Sweet Charity, Slippery as Sin, Les Miserables, A Christmas Carol, 1776, Fiddler on the Roof, and several others. He peformed in virtually every major city in North America as part of the Broadway National Tour of Les Miserables.

The Bart Luedeke Center Theater is located on the campus of Rider University at 2083 Lawrenceville Road in Lawrenceville, N.J. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. Preview tickets are $9 for adults and $5 for students and seniors.  Tickets may be purchased at the door, online or at 609-896-7775.