Monday, January 13, 2014

'Twelve Angry Men' at Playhouse 22

"Twelve Angry Men" will open at Playhouse 22 at 8 p.m. Jan. 24. The show runs at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 3 p.m. Sundays Jan. 24-Feb. 2.

A 19-year-old man stands 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 person; of a man or woman 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 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 twelve angry men.

The cast features Barry Leonard as the guard, Frank Kelly as the foreman, Rudy Palma as Juror #2, John Pinto as Juror #3, Fred Dennehy as Juror #4, Axel Carrion as Juror #5, Ray Kelton as Juror #6, Rupert Ravens as Juror #7, Russ Ortiz as Juror #8, Marty Honig as Juror #9, Peter Reimann as Juror #10; John Correll, Jr. as Juror #11; and Matt Guerra as Juror #12.

Tickets cost $15 each. To purchase tickets, click here. Playhouse 22 is located at 721 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick.

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