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- - - - Long woollen stockings, slightly muddy to show she has been in the woods (Act 1)
      - Close-fitting coif, although she wears hers slightly looser to symbolise rebellion
      - Plain leather shoes, muddy (Act 1)
      - Petticoat
      - No apron
  - - - Large, light oak wood table and many light oak wood chairs surrounding the table, again with no pads to show the simplicity of Puritan life
      - OR a small, light oak wood desk and a couple of small benches
      - Court documents on the table
      - Crucifix hanging on the wall at the back of the stage
      - Quill pens on the table along with the documents
  - - - Bright, natural coloured light from par cans and fresnels, focused on the table/desk
      - Bright wash lighting shows that this scene is set in the middle of the day
      - The lights could get dimmer as Mary is being interrogated by Danforth to show intensity in this moment, and could also have spotlights focused on these two characters as well
      - The lights could subtly flash/strobe when Abigail and the other girls think they are seeing the strange bird and start screaming at Mary
  - - - symetttrical harsh angles
    - - beam that lowers as tension increases showing confinement and pressure. shadows.
- - - - Door made of light oak wood, chipped and scuffed to show it's frequent use
      - Small dark oak table, also covered in chips to show they cannot afford a new one
      - Three matching dark oak wooden chairs, and one in a different style to suggest that one broke and this was the only replacement they could get, all without padding to show to lack of comforts in a Puritan lifestyle
      - Light oak mantelpiece above a faux hearth
      - The poppet, sat on top of the hearth
      - Wooden staircase at the back of the stage
      - Pot above the fireplace
      - Gun next to the fireplace
  - - - darkened windows
      - : Include essential pieces like a wooden table and chairs,
- - - - Plain light oak wood table centre stage, heavily scuffed and scratched
      - Chipped oak wood chairs round the table
      - Dented metal bucket
      - Confession papers
      - Candles, new lit
      - Quill
      - Bible
      - Minimalist oak wood prison bed
      - Crucifix on the wall above bed
  - - - Reverend Parris:
      - Black shirt - black represented wealth and high status as black fabric was expensive, so shows he is of high social status
      - Black trousers and jacket, all kept clean and neat
      - White clerical neck piece - shows he is a reverend
      - No black hat, shows it is his own home so he has not come from outside (Act 1)
      - Black leather shoes with a single silver buckle
    - - John Proctor:
        
        Blue linen shirt, covered in mud full of rips and tears
        
        Brown cotton trousers, also muddy
        
        Brown and blue were cheap dies which symbolise his lack of wealth
        
        Brown leather boots, old and covered in mud, falling apart to show he can’t afford new ones
- - - - Betty’s bed centre stage, made of light oak wood
      - Bed clothes will be cream and stained, and also covered in mud from the night before
      - Bible on the floor next to the bed for Parris
      - Burnt down candle on the floor too, to show Parris has been praying for multiple hours now
      - Door made of dark oak wood on stage, scuffed to show it is used frequently
      - Crucifix on the wall above the bed
  - - - Dim, warm light from par cans and fresnels focused softly on Betty’s bed
      - Dim, warm orange wash light shows it is set in the early morning
      - As the act progresses, the lights would gradually brighten and coolen in temperature too, to show how dawn has broken over the course of the act
      - When Betty tries to jump out the window, there would be a spotlight centred on her to show how the action is all on her at this point in the act
  - - - 1:
      - Black tree silhouettes/shadows on each wing to represent how the girls have been out in the woods the night before
      - Oak wooden overhead beams which were commonplace to construct buildings in this time period. They would be motorised and gradually be lowered throughout the act/extract to show how pressure and tension is increasing
      - Oak wooden beams for the flooring, since oak was plentiful in Salem, and they would have scuffs and no wood varnish, since this was not available in Puritan Salem