Danielle Ferland (born January 31, 1971) is an American actress and singer, best known for originating the role of Little Red Ridinghood in Stephen Sondheim 's Into the Woods on Broadway .
58-985: Ferland may refer to: People [ edit ] Danielle Ferland (born 1971), American actress Gary Ferland (born 1951), American astrophysicist Guy Ferland (born 1966), American film and television director Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Ferland (1805–1865), Canadian historian Jean-Pierre Ferland (1934–2024), Canadian singer and songwriter Jodelle Ferland (born 1994), Canadian actress Jonathan Ferland (born 1983), Canadian ice hockey player Logan Ferland (born 1997), Canadian football player Luc Ferland , Canadian politician Marc Ferland (politician) (born 1942), Canadian politician Martin Ferland (born 1970), Canadian curler Micheal Ferland (born 1992), Canadian ice hockey player Places [ edit ] Ferland, Saskatchewan Ferland Airport , local airport in Ferland, Saskatchewan Topics referred to by
116-406: A martyr . Danforth, Hathorne, and a relieved Parris ask John to testify to the guilt of the other hold-outs and the executed. John refuses, saying he can only report on his own sins. Danforth is disappointed by this reluctance, but at the urging of Hale and Parris, allows John to sign a written confession, to be displayed on the church door as an example. John is wary, thinking his verbal confession
174-458: A ' poppet ' (doll-like puppet) that she made in court that day while sitting as a witness. Mary tells that thirty-nine have been arrested so far accused as witches, and they might be hanged. Mary also tells that Goody Osborne will be hanged, but Sarah Good's life is safe because she confessed that she made a compact with Lucifer ( Satan ) to torment Christians. Angered that Mary is neglecting her duties, John threatens to beat her. Mary retorts that she
232-485: A crowd gathers outside Rev. Parris' house. Parris becomes concerned that the event will cause him to be removed from his position as the town's preacher. He questions the girls' apparent ringleader, his niece Abigail Williams , whom Parris has been forced to adopt after her parents were brutally killed in King Philip's War . Abigail denies they were engaged in witchcraft, claiming that they had been dancing. Afterwards,
290-527: A doctor be called instead. Mr. Putnam and Corey have been feuding over land ownership. Parris is unhappy with his salary and living conditions as minister, and accuses Proctor of heading a conspiracy to oust him from the church. Abigail, standing quietly in a corner, witnesses all of this. Reverend Hale arrives and begins his investigation. Before leaving, Giles fatefully remarks that he has noticed his wife reading unknown books and asks Hale to look into it. Hale questions Rev. Parris, Abigail and Tituba closely over
348-722: A new production succeeded and the play became a classic. It is regarded as a central work in the canon of American drama . The opening narration explains the context of Salem, Massachusetts , and the Puritan colonists of the Province of Massachusetts Bay , which the narrator depicts as an isolated theocracy in constant conflict with Native Americans . The narrator speculates that the lack of civil liberties, isolation from civilization, and lack of stability in Massachusetts caused latent internal tensions which would contribute to
406-466: A success, and was infuriated when Governor Phips (whose own wife, somehow, had been named as a possible witch) ended the trials for good and released the prisoners. Danforth did not sit on the Court of Oyer and Terminer . In fact he is recorded as being critical of the conduct of the trials, and played a role in bringing them to an end. In the play, Thomas and especially Ann Putnam are disconsolate over
464-403: A warrant for Elizabeth's arrest, much to Hale's surprise. Cheever picks up the poppet on Elizabeth's table and finds a needle inside. He informs John that Abigail had a pain-induced fit earlier that evening and a needle was found stuck into her stomach; Abigail claimed that Elizabeth stabbed her with the needle through witchcraft, using a poppet as a conduit . John brings Mary into the room to tell
522-448: A whore. He confesses their affair, says Abigail was fired from his household over it and that Abigail is trying to murder Elizabeth so that she may "dance with me on my wife's grave." Danforth brings Elizabeth in to confirm this story, beforehand forbidding anyone to tell her about John's testimony. Unaware of John's public confession, Elizabeth fears that Abigail has revealed the affair in order to discredit John and lies, saying that there
580-801: Is a 1953 play by the American playwright Arthur Miller . It is a dramatized and partially fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay from 1692 to 1693. Miller wrote the play as an allegory for McCarthyism , when the United States government persecuted people accused of being communists. Miller was questioned by the House of Representatives' Committee on Un-American Activities in 1956 and convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to identify others present at meetings he had attended. The play
638-552: Is arrested. Furious, Reverend Hale denounces the proceedings and quits the court. Act Four takes place three months later in the town jail, early in the morning. Tituba, sharing a cell with Sarah Good, appears to have gone insane from all of the hysteria, hearing voices and now actually claiming to talk to Satan. Marshal Herrick, depressed at having arrested so many of his neighbors, has turned to alcoholism . Many villagers have been charged with witchcraft; most have confessed and been given lengthy prison terms and their property seized by
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#1732783130630696-418: Is conflicted, but suggests that perhaps this misfortune has befallen Salem because of a great, secret crime that must be brought to light. Taking this to heart, John orders Mary to go to court with him and expose the other girls' lies, and she protests vehemently. Aware of John's affair, she warns him that Abigail is willing to expose it if necessary. John is shocked but determines the truth must prevail, whatever
754-404: Is defined as a severe test or trial; alternately, a container in which metals or other substances are subjected to high temperatures. The characters whose moral standards prevail in the face of death, such as John Proctor and Rebecca Nurse , symbolically refuse to sacrifice their principles or to falsely confess. The play was adapted by composer Robert Ward as an opera, The Crucible , which
812-671: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Danielle Ferland Ferland attended Frank Scott Bunnell High School in Stratford, Connecticut , from 1985–1989 and attended New York University . She made her Broadway debut at age 13 as Louise in Stephen Sondheim 's Sunday in the Park with George (1984). She next appeared off-Broadway in Paradise! (1985). In 1987 she
870-612: Is dismissed by Parris and Hathorne as illegal. Rev. Hale criticizes the decision and demands to know why the accused are forbidden to defend themselves. Danforth replies that given the "invisible nature" of witchcraft, the word of the accused and their advocates cannot be trusted. He then orders that all ninety-one persons named in the deposition be arrested for questioning. Giles Corey submits his own deposition, accusing Thomas Putnam of forcing his daughter to accuse George Jacobs in order to buy up his land (as convicted witches have to forfeit all of their property). When asked by Hathorne to reveal
928-403: Is now an official in the court, she must have to go there on daily basis and she saved Elizabeth's life that day, as Elizabeth was accused of witchcraft and was to be arrested until Mary spoke in her defense. Mary refuses to identify Elizabeth's accuser, but Elizabeth surmises accurately that it must have been Abigail. She implores John to go to court and tell the judges that Abigail and the rest of
986-416: Is refusing to confess not out of religious conviction but through contempt for his accusers and the court. The two finally reconcile, with Elizabeth forgiving John and saddened by the thought that he cannot forgive himself and see his own goodness. Knowing in his heart that it is the wrong thing for him to do, John agrees to falsely confess to engaging in witchcraft, deciding that he has no desire or right to be
1044-655: Is skeptical about the Proctors' devotion to Christianity, noting that they do not attend church regularly and that one of their three sons has not yet been baptized ; John replies that this is because he has no respect for Parris. Challenged to recite the Ten Commandments , John fatefully forgets "thou shalt not commit adultery". When Hale questions her, Elizabeth is angered that he does not question Abigail first. Unsure of how to proceed, Hale prepares to take his leave. At Elizabeth's urging, John tells Hale he knows that
1102-605: Is sufficient. As they press him further John eventually signs, but refuses to hand the paper over, stating he does not want his family and especially his three sons to be stigmatized by the public confession. The men argue until Proctor renounces his confession entirely, ripping up the signed document. Danforth calls for the sheriff and John is led away, to be hanged. Facing an imminent rebellion, Putnam and Parris frantically run out to beg Proctor to confess. Hale, guilty over John's death, pleads with Elizabeth to talk John around but she refuses, stating John has "found his goodness". During
1160-678: The McCarthy era , German-Jewish novelist and playwright Lion Feuchtwanger became the target of suspicion as a left-wing intellectual during his exile in the US. In 1947, Feuchtwanger wrote a play about the Salem witch trials , Wahn oder der Teufel in Boston ( Delusion, or The Devil in Boston ), as an allegory for the persecution of communists, thus anticipating the theme of The Crucible by Arthur Miller; Wahn premiered in Germany in 1949. It
1218-811: The United States and the Soviet Union . Additionally, fears of Satanism taking place after incidents in Europe and the colonies are compared to fears of Communism following its implementation in Eastern Europe and China during the Cold War . (Again, narration not present in all versions). The remainder of Act Two is set in the Proctors‘ home. John and Elizabeth are incredulous that nearly forty people have been arrested for witchcraft based on
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#17327831306301276-648: The York Theatre production of Summer of '42 (2006), Like Love , New York Music Festival, 2007 and All My Sons (2008). She teaches Master Classes including in 2009 at the Boston Children's Theatre. Ferland narrated an audio book version of ''A Mile In My Flip-Flops'' written by Melody Carlson . Since 2010, she has often performed in Sondheim Unplugged. She has sung for each of their three volumes, singing “Children and Art” in
1334-469: The Putnams' fictional deceased offspring as part of the plot narrative. In the 1953 essay, "Journey to The Crucible ", Miller writes of visiting Salem and feeling like the only one interested in what really happened in 1692. Many of Miller's characters were based on people who had little in the public record other than their statements from the trials, but others survived to expand, recant, or comment on
1392-618: The Season 10 premiere episode of PBS ’s American Playhouse . Other credits include The Crucible (1991), Fredrika in A Little Night Music Lincoln Center Revival in 1991, Uncommon Women and Others (1994), Tartuffe at the Delacorte Theatre in 1999, A Year with Frog and Toad (2003), Engaged (2004), She Stoops to Conquer at the Irish Repertory Company in 2005, the concert and recording of
1450-564: The arrival of news of rebellion against the courts in nearby Andover, Massachusetts , whispers abound of an uprising in Salem. Abigail, fearful of the consequences, steals Parris's life savings and boards a ship to England with Mercy Lewis. Danforth and Hathorne have returned to Salem to meet with Parris, and are surprised to learn that Hale has returned and is meeting with the condemned. Parris, who has lost everything to Abigail, reports that he has received death threats. He begs Danforth to postpone
1508-488: The bedroom and various villagers arrive: Thomas and his wife, Ann, respected local woman Rebecca Nurse , and the Putnams' neighbor, farmer Giles Corey . The villagers, who had not heard the argument, assume that the singing of the psalm by the villagers in a room below had caused Betty's screaming. Tensions between them soon emerge. Mrs. Putnam is a bereaved parent seven times over; she blames witchcraft for her losses and Betty's ailment. The much more reasonable Rebecca suggests
1566-499: The characters are based would have retained strong regional dialects from their home country. Miller gave all his characters the same colloquialisms, such as "Goody" or " Goodwife ", and drew on the rhythms and speech patterns of the King James Bible to achieve the effect of historical perspective he wanted. Miller originally called the play Those Familiar Spirits before renaming it as The Crucible . The word "crucible"
1624-478: The devil". Betty suddenly rises and begins mimicking Abigail's movements and words, and accuses George Jacobs . As the curtain closes, the three continue with their accusations as Hale orders the arrest of the named people and sends for judges to try them. In a second narration, the narrator compares the Colony to post–World War II society , presenting Puritan fundamentalism as being similar to cultural norms in both
1682-409: The events depicted in the play. The remainder of Act One is set in the attic of local preacher Samuel Parris . His ten-year-old daughter, Betty Parris , lies motionless. The previous evening, Reverend Parris discovered Betty, some other girls, and his Barbadian slave , Tituba , dancing naked in the forest and engaged in some sort of pagan ritual. The village is rife with rumors of witchcraft and
1740-423: The executions in order to secure confessions, hoping to avoid executing some of Salem's most highly regarded citizens. Hale, deeply remorseful and blaming himself for the hysteria, has returned to counsel the condemned to falsely confess and avoid execution. He presses Danforth to pardon the remaining seven and put the entire affair behind them. Danforth refuses, stating that pardons or postponement would cast doubt on
1798-407: The fact that only one of their children has survived to adolescence. In real life, the Putnams (who both died in 1699) were survived by ten of their twelve children, including Ann Jr. Thomas Putnam's conduct during the witch trial hysteria has been amply documented to have been almost entirely due to financial motivations and score-settling, something the play only makes reference to after introducing
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1856-402: The form of a yellow bird, which nobody else is able to see. When Danforth tells the increasingly distraught Mary that he will sentence her to hang, she joins with the other girls and recants all her allegations against them, claiming John Proctor forced her to turn her against the others and that he harbors the devil. John, in despair and having given up all hope, declares that " God is dead ", and
1914-408: The girls are pretending. John is reluctant, fearing that doing so will require him to publicly reveal his past adultery. Reverend Hale arrives, stating that he is interviewing all the people named in the proceedings, including Elizabeth. He mentions that Rebecca Nurse was also named, but admits that he doubts her a witch due to her extreme piousness, though he emphasizes that anything is possible. Hale
1972-464: The girls were not performing witchcraft. It is revealed that Abigail once worked as a servant for the Proctors, and that she and John had an affair, for which she was fired. Abigail still harbors feelings for John and believes they are reciprocated, but John denies this. Abigail angrily mocks John for denying his true feelings for her. As they argue, a psalm is sung in the room downstairs. Betty bolts upright and begins screaming. Rev. Parris runs back into
2030-889: The girls' activities in the woods. As the facts emerge, Abigail claims Tituba forced her to drink blood. Tituba counters that Abigail begged her to conjure a deadly curse. Parris threatens to whip Tituba to death if she does not confess to witchcraft. Tituba breaks down and falsely claims that the Devil is bewitching her and others in town. With prompting from Hale and Putnam, Tituba accuses Sarah Osborne and Sarah Good of witchcraft. Mrs. Putnam identifies Osborne as her former midwife and asserts that she must have killed her children. Abigail decides to play along with Tituba in order to prevent others from discovering her affair with Proctor, whose wife she had tried to curse out of jealousy. She leaps up, begins contorting wildly, and names Osborne and Good, as well as Bridget Bishop as having been "dancing with
2088-578: The girls' afflictions are fake. When Hale responds that many of the accused have confessed, John points out that they were bound to be hanged if they did not; Hale reluctantly acknowledges this point. Suddenly, Giles Corey and Francis Nurse enter the house and inform John and Hale that both of their wives have been arrested on charges of witchcraft; respectively, Martha Corey for reading suspicious books and Rebecca Nurse has been suspected of sacrificing children. A posse led by clerk Ezekiel Cheever and town marshal George Herrick arrive soon afterwards and present
2146-423: The girls' lies. Danforth then informs an unaware John that Elizabeth is pregnant, and promises to spare her from execution until the child is born, hoping to persuade John to withdraw his case. John refuses to back down and submits a deposition signed by ninety-one locals attesting to the good character of Elizabeth, Rebecca Nurse and Martha Corey. Herrick also attests to John's truthfulness as well. The deposition
2204-432: The government; twelve have been executed; seven more are to be hanged at sunrise for refusing to confess, including John Proctor, Rebecca Nurse and Martha Corey. Giles Corey was tortured to death by pressing as the court tried in vain to extract a plea; though by holding out, Giles ensured that his sons would receive his land and possessions. The village has become dysfunctional with so many people in prison or dead, and with
2262-426: The historical and extremely influential figure of William Stoughton , who is not a character and is only briefly mentioned in the play. Both men were subsequent Deputy Governors, but it was Stoughton (who, alone among the judges, was a bachelor who never married ) who ordered further deliberations after the jury initially acquitted Rebecca Nurse. He refused to ever acknowledge that the trials had been anything other than
2320-494: The others to "stick to their story" of merely dancing in the woods. The other girls are frightened of the truth being revealed (in actuality, they tried to conjure a curse against Elizabeth Proctor) and being labelled witches, so they go along with Abigail. Betty then faints back into unconsciousness. John Proctor , a local farmer and husband of Elizabeth, enters. He sends the other girls out (including Mary Warren , his family's maid) and confronts Abigail, who tells him that she and
2378-482: The personal cost. The third act takes place thirty-seven days later in the General Court of Salem, during the trial of Martha Corey. Francis and Giles desperately interrupt the proceedings, demanding to be heard. The court is recessed and the men thrown out of the main room, reconvening in an adjacent room. John Proctor arrives with Mary Warren and they inform Deputy Governor Danforth and Judge Hathorne about
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2436-438: The poppet. When challenged by Parris and Hathorne to 'pretend to be possessed', Mary is too afraid to comply. John attacks Abigail's character, revealing that she and the other girls were caught dancing naked in the woods by Rev. Parris on the night of Betty Parris' alleged 'bewitchment'. When Danforth begins to question Abigail, she claims that Mary has begun to bewitch her with a cold wind and John loses his temper, calling Abigail
2494-492: The pronouncements of Abigail and the other girls. John knows their apparent possession and accusations of witchcraft are untrue, as Abigail told him as much when they were alone together in the first act, but is unsure of how to confess without revealing the affair. Elizabeth is disconcerted to learn her husband was alone with Abigail. She believes John still lusts after Abigail and tells him that as long as he does, he will never redeem himself. Mary Warren enters and gives Elizabeth
2552-628: The role of Estelle in HBO 's drama The Normal Heart . In 2015 Ferland appeared in Season 1 of the Netflix show Marvel's Jessica Jones . In 2021, she appeared in Lin-Manuel Miranda ’s film adaptation of Jonathan Larson ’s Tick, Tick… Boom! . Ferland was born in Derby, Connecticut . She married Michael Goldstein ca. 2002; they have two sons. The Crucible The Crucible
2610-423: The role they played at Salem, including jurors, accusers, survivors, and judges. Rev. Parris issued his first in a series of apologies on November 26, 1694, and was removed from his position in 1697. In 1698, Hale finished composing a lengthy essay about Salem that was reprinted by George Burr in 1914. The play's action takes place 70 years after the community arrived as settlers from Britain. The people on whom
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2726-610: The second volume, “Hello Little Girl” in the second, and “It Takes Two” in the third. “Sondheim Unplugged NYC Sessions Volume 3” was nominated for a Grammy for the 2024 ceremony. In 2011 she directed A Year with Frog and Toad with Boston Children's Theatre. In 2012 Ferland starred in the Baltimore CenterStage and Westport Country Playhouse production of Into the Woods as the Baker's Wife. In 2014 Ferland played
2784-471: The source of his information, Giles refuses, fearing that he or she will also be arrested. When Danforth threatens him with arrest for contempt , Giles argues that he cannot be arrested for "contempt of a hearing." Danforth then declares the court in session and Giles is arrested. John submits Mary's deposition, which declares that she was coerced to accuse people by Abigail. Abigail denies Mary's assertions that they are pretending, and stands by her story about
2842-419: The truth; Mary asserts that she made the doll and stuck the needle into it, and that Abigail saw her do so. Cheever is unconvinced and prepares to arrest Elizabeth. John becomes greatly angered, tearing the arrest warrant to shreds and threatening Herrick and Cheever until Elizabeth calms him down and surrenders herself. He calls Hale a coward and asks him why the accusers' every utterance goes unchallenged. Hale
2900-423: The veracity of previous confessions and hangings. Danforth and Hale summon Elizabeth and ask her to persuade John to confess. She is bitter towards Hale, both for doubting her earlier and for wanting John to give in and ruin his good name, but agrees to speak with her husband, if only to say goodbye. She and John have a lengthy discussion, during which she commends him for holding out and not confessing. John says he
2958-460: The wealthy and influential Thomas Putnam and his wife Ann arrive. At the Putnams' urging, Parris reluctantly reveals that he has invited Reverend John Hale , an expert in witchcraft and demonology , to investigate and leaves to address the crowd. The other girls involved in the incident join Abigail and a briefly roused Betty, who attempts to jump out of the window. Abigail coerces and threatens
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#17327831306303016-486: Was first performed at the Martin Beck Theatre on Broadway on January 22, 1953, starring E. G. Marshall , Beatrice Straight and Madeleine Sherwood . Miller felt that this production was too stylized and cold, and the reviews for it were largely hostile (although The New York Times noted "a powerful play [in a] driving performance"). The production won the 1953 Tony Award for Best Play . A year later,
3074-708: Was first performed in 1961 and received the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Music and the New York Music Critics' Circle Award. William Tuckett presented a ballet at The Royal Ballet in London in 2000 to a collage of music by Charles Ives with designs by Ralph Steadman . A production by Helen Pickett for the Scottish Ballet was first performed in 2019 at the Edinburgh International Festival ; its American premiere
3132-592: Was in May 2020 at The Kennedy Center 's Eisenhower Theater in Washington, D.C. The play has been presented several times on television. A 1968 production starred George C. Scott as John Proctor , Colleen Dewhurst (Scott's wife at the time) as Elizabeth Proctor , Melvyn Douglas as Thomas Danforth , and Tuesday Weld as Abigail Williams . A production by the Royal Shakespeare Company at
3190-581: Was increased from 11 or 12 to 17, probably to add credence to the backstory of Proctor's affair with Abigail. John Proctor himself was 60 years old in 1692, but portrayed as much younger in the play, for the same reason. Miller claimed, in A Note on the Historical Accuracy of this Play , that "while there were several judges of almost equal authority, I have symbolized them all in Hathorne and Danforth". However, this conflates Danforth with
3248-419: Was no affair, and that she fired Abigail out of wild suspicion. Hale begs Danforth to reconsider his judgement, now agreeing Abigail is "false", but to no avail; Danforth throws out this testimony based solely upon John's earlier assertion that Elizabeth would never tell a lie. Confusion and hysteria begin to overtake the room. Abigail and the girls run about screaming, claiming Mary's spirit is attacking them in
3306-560: Was the singing child star in Woody Allen's Radio Days . She returned to Broadway, originating the role of Little Red Riding Hood in the 1987 musical Into the Woods . For her performance in Into the Woods she received the 1988 Theatre World Award and also was nominated for the 1988 Drama Desk Award , Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical. She reunited with the original cast for three performances in 1989, which were filmed for
3364-468: Was translated by June Barrows Mussey and performed in Los Angeles in 1953 under the title The Devil in Boston . In 1953, the year the play debuted, Miller wrote, " The Crucible is taken from history. No character is in the play who did not take a similar role in Salem, 1692." This does not appear to be accurate as Miller made both deliberate changes and incidental mistakes. Abigail Williams' age
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