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12 ANGRY JURORS
Adapted by Sherman L. Sergel
Based on the Emmy Award-winning television movie by Reginald Rose
Anne Arundel Community College
Robert E. Kauffman Theater, Pascal Center for the Arts
Director: Madeline Austin
Scenic Design: Sean Urbantke
Sound Design: Stephanie Condon
Costume Design: Michelle Hickman
Student Lighting Design: Mikayla French
Student Prop Design: Aurora Bricker-Hofmann
Hair and Make-up Design: Shannon McElwee
Photos: Ken L. Harriford
Ensemble: Joseph Beard, Erik Binnix, Jackson Bondurant, Ryan
Brown, Jackson Darrow, James Reed Estepp, Liz Fall, Gavin
Fernandez, De’Shawn Fraser, Nathan Garcia, Eliza Gelb, Dax
Goetia, Jason Kalshoven, Elaina Kohrs, Cole Lamothe, Mychael
Lewis, Amanda Matousek, Jana Naylor, Jovian Schussler, Jerry
Vess, Chris Wargo, Robin Whewell
Set in the turbulent 60’s, this drama takes place in a jury room where
12 ordinary people must decide the fate of a 19-year-old boy accused
of murdering his violent father. It looks like an open-and-shut case —
until one of the jurors begins opening the others' eyes to the facts. The
murder is re-enacted, tempers get short, and arguments grow
heated. As the play reaches a boiling point, the jurors' final verdict and
how they reach it is at the heart of this compelling drama.
REVIEWS
“... a gender-neutral adaptation...tackles prejudice, morality, and the American justice system in a bold performance.”
“Engrossing ’12 Angry Jurors’ offers ‘fascinating dynamics’ ...the most entertaining part of the play for me wasn’t the bitter arguments, the witty comments or even the cleverly unfolding mystery of the murder. Instead, it was the actors while they weren’t talking. All 12 jurors, and occasionally one police officer, kept fascinating dynamics among both each other and the set.”
“The show was people-watching at its peak. Watching the actors in the background bustle around, talking to each other and interacting with the props around the stage, kept the experience immersive and engrossing.”
~ CAMPUS CURRENT, Tomi Brunton, Editor-in-Chief, November 3, 2023
“This AACC production, well directed by Madeline Austin, brings to mind Jean Paul Sartre’s book “No Exit,” that postulates hell is others. The people assembled here have disparate opinions and would never be together in any other situation. The minute the bailiff locks them into the jury room they begin to argue and bully each other, and seem hopelessly set in the certainty that their own opinion is the correct one. Austin keeps the actors moving—pacing, charging each other, and pushing chairs back in frustration..”
~ MARYLAND THEATRE GUIDE, Sue Tilberry, November 06, 2023
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