Dubuque Senior to present ‘Twelve Angry Jurors’

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Will LaFoe (12) and Brady Booth (12) perform an intense scene in “Twelve Angry Jurors”

Dubuque Senior High School will present Reginald Rose’s courtroom drama, Twelve Angry Jurors. Performances will be May 2 – 4 at 7:00pm, and Sunday, May 5 at 2:00pm. Dubuque Senior’s production will be performed in the Lamb-Hedeman Auditorium with a cast and crew of more than 50 students. Tickets may be purchased in advance online at www.dbqsenior.booktix.com. Tickets may also be purchased at the door beginning one hour before the performance. Limited seating – you are encouraged to purchase your tickets in advance.

Description: A 19-year-old man has just stood trial for the fatal stabbing of his father. It looks like an open-and-shut case—until one of the jurors begins opening the others’ eyes to the facts. Tempers get short, arguments grow heated, and the jurors reveal their inner demons. This electrifying courtroom drama will have you on the edge of your seat.

WHAT: Twelve Angry Jurors – by Reginald Rose

WHERE: Dubuque Senior High School Auditorium

WHEN: Thursday May 2 (7pm); Friday Mar 3 (7pm), Saturday May 4 (7pm), Sunday May 5 (2pm)

Tickets: $6 in advance, $8 at the door

Tickets may be purchased in advance online at www.dbqsenior.booktix.com. Tickets may also be purchased at the door beginning one hour before the performance. Limited seating – you are encouraged to purchase your tickets in advance.

Run time: 90 minutes with no intermission

Tidbits:

  • Twelve Angry Jurors is adapted from the 1954 teleplay of the same title for the CBS Studio One anthology television series.
  • The original television show starred Henry Fonda, and the 1997 re-make featured Jack Lemmon in the leading role. Dubuque Senior’s production will feature senior Brady Booth in the Fonda/Lemmon role.
  • The Broadway debut of the play came 50 years after CBS aired the play, on October 28, 2004
  • Dubuque Senior’s production will be performed in arena-style (theatre-in-the-round), which will place the audience in the jury room for the action of the play.