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Performance Dates

• Apr 20, 21, 27 and 28 (all 7:30 pm)
• Apr 22 and 29 (both 2:00 pm)

Audition Dates

• Feb 20 and 21 (6 PM)

It is not necessary to attend both auditions unless the director requests a call-back.

Audition, Rehearsal and Performance Location

J. Philip Gibbs, Jr., Centre for the Performing Arts
(Old Town Theatre), 1023 12th St., Huntsville, TX

For tickets or more information call 936-291-7933

Synopsis

Drama. A 19-year-old man has just stood trial for the fatal stabbing of his father. "He doesn't stand a chance," mutters the guard as the 12 jurors are taken into the bleak jury room. It looks like an open-and-shut case—until one of the jurors begins opening the others' eyes to the facts. "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 man; of a man we have not known before. We have nothing to gain or lose by our verdict. We should not make it a personal thing." But personal it does become, 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. 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. One int. set.

About the Cast

12m., 1 m. or w. and 2 offstage voices (or combined for a mixed cast.)

About the Authors

SHERMAN SERGEL, like his relatives, Christopher Sergel and Kristin Sergel worked for Dramatic Publishers as ‘adapters,’ writing scripts based on successful published books, adapting them to the stage.

REGINALD ROSE (December 10, 1920 – April 19, 2002) was an American film and television writer most widely known for his work in the early years of television drama. Rose's work is marked by its treatment of controversial social and political issues. His realistic approach helped create the slice of life school of television drama, which was particularly influential in the anthology programs of the 1950s.

Born in Manhattan, Rose attended Townsend High School and briefly attended City College (now part of the City University of New York) before serving in the U.S. Army in 1942-46, where he became a first lieutenant.

About the Director

Angela Towler (Co-Director) developed a love of theatre when she became involved with children’s theatre at the age of eleven. Some of her productions in Huntsville are Steel Magnolia and Infernal Machine at SHSU, at HCT she was in The Cemetery Club, Nunsense, Steel Magnolia, Odd Couple (female version), Prisoner of Second Avenue and Cinderella! Presently she is serving as VP of Production on the HCT Board of Directors – Angela can’t stay away from theatre too long before she jumps back in!

Helen Farrar (Co-Director) is a member of the HCT Board of Directors. A former English teacher, Helen also taught Oral Interpretation, Public Speaking, Debate, Communications courses and was a sponsor for the HHS Speech and Debate team at Huntsville High.  She has been involved in theatre since she was a child, and continued that love through high school and college.  Helen has appeared in past HCT productions as Betsy in The Octet Bridge Club, Lennie in Crimes of the Heart, Sylvia the dog in Sylvia and most recently as Jean Louise Finch in To Kill A Mockingbird.  Helen was the Asst. Director for HCT’s production of Cinderella.

Tickets

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Box Office Hours

HCT’s Box Office opens one hour before the start time of each production.

• 7:30 PM Productions – Box Office opens at 6:30 PM
• 2:00 PM Matinee – Box Office opens at 1:00 PM

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