Seven weeks later, I had 13 students who were convinced that serious drama is well worth the effort. "At the beginning of our rehearsal period, I had 13 students who were skeptical about being able to perform anything but comedy. Review by Shirley Baker, Apollo Civic Theatre, Martinsburg, WV Word spread after our first weekend, and the second weekend people were lined up out the door and down the block!" "In a community where it is assumed that a drama will never play as well as a comedy or musical, this one was VERY well received. Review by Susan Lisle, Little Theatre of Gastonia, Gastonia, NC "One of the most intense yet best plays I've seen. The students worked very hard and had fun putting the show on. "The performance was enjoyed by all who attended.
Review by James Spencer, Greenville High School, Greenville, Ill. It allows a director to showcase a great variety of actors with a spectrum of skills. "This is an incredible script which allows twelve actors to interact all at once. Review by Stacy Clawson, Zane Trace Players, Zanesville, Ohio How quickly we are to judge someone before we really listen and look at the facts. "This is an old story but one that is relevant still today. Review by Don Markham, Cleveland High School, Cleveland, Tenn. We even received 2 standing ovations which usually does not happen during a play." We had many discussions about differences and similarities in when it was written to today. Our kids loved the characters they developed. "In this time of Covid, We were told to pick a small cast that shared the stage most of the time together. Our 8.5x11 Director’s Script will make producing your show a breeze! May be performed with a mixed cast as Twelve Angry Jurors.
Notes No livestream or record and stream rights are available for this title. The jurors' final verdict and how they reach it-in tense scenes that will electrify your audience and keep them on the edge of their seats-add up to a fine, mature piece of dramatic literature, an experience you'll be proud to present. We should not make it a personal thing." But personal it is, with each juror revealing his or her own character as the various testimonies are re-examined, the murder is re-enacted and a new murder threat is born before their eyes! Tempers get short, arguments grow heated, and the jurors become 12 angry men.
We have nothing to gain or lose by our verdict. "This is a remarkable thing about democracy," says the foreign-born juror, "that we are notified by mail to come down to this place-and decide on the guilt or innocence of a person of a man or woman we have not known before. It looks like an open-and-shut case-until one of the jurors begins opening the others' eyes to the facts. "He doesn't stand a chance," mutters the guard as the 12 jurors are taken into the bleak jury room. A 19-year-old man has just stood trial for the fatal stabbing of his father.
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