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    The Crucible Monologues & Audition Scenes

    2 audition scenes from The Crucible. Available as monologues — ready to download for self-tapes, drama school auditions, and practice.

    Written by Arthur Miller

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    Act II — The Accusation of Sarah Good

    The Crucible

    by Arthur Miller

    Mary Warren, a young servant caught up in the Salem witch trials, hysterically describes how she felt a 'misty coldness' in court and realized Sarah Good was bewitching her. She justifies the court's actions to John Proctor by explaining that the woman could not recite her Ten Commandments.

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    The Nature of an Invisible Crime

    The Crucible

    by Arthur Miller

    Act III. Judge Danforth explains the legal logic of the Salem witch trials to Reverend Hale. He argues that because witchcraft is an 'invisible crime,' the court must rely solely on the testimony of the victims rather than traditional legal defense.

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    Characters from The Crucible

    Mary Warren · 4Characters A–Z

    Choosing an audition scene from The Crucible

    These two monologues offer contrasting ways of making an accusation sound credible. Danforth explains the court’s reasoning from a position of authority; Mary Warren describes an experience she takes as evidence of witchcraft. Choose between defending an institution and persuading someone to believe what happened to you.

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    The Nature of an Invisible Crime

    monologue · 2 min

    Judge Danforth

    Authority through an argument

    Danforth explains why an “invisible crime” requires the court to rely on its alleged victims. The speech gives you a sequence of claims to make convincing, rather than an instruction to play anger throughout.

    Try in rehearsal: Try treating each question as if its answer should settle the matter. What does resistance from your listener do to that certainty?

    Act II — The Accusation of Sarah Good

    monologue · 2 min

    Mary Warren

    Fear becoming conviction

    Mary recounts how physical sensations in court convinced her that Sarah Good was bewitching her. The passage moves from reluctance to accuse toward certainty that she has recognized a threat.

    Try in rehearsal: Choose when recalling the event begins to feel like living it again. Keep trying to convince your listener, rather than demonstrating fear to the room.

    Before you rehearse

    Identify the listener and the objection you need to overcome. Danforth can pursue agreement through measured reasoning; Mary can try to make her listener experience the events she describes. Build the argument thought by thought before deciding where greater volume or urgency is useful.

    Check your audition brief for permitted material, format and time limits.

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