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AUBURN — Director Jackie McDonald has announced the cast for the upcoming Community Little Theatre production of “12 Angry Men.”
The 12 jurors will be played by Chris L’Hommedieu, Paul Menezes, Cory King, Bill Myers, Dan Burgess, Sean Wallace, Jason Pelletier, John Blanchette, Phil Vampatella, Dan Kane, Don Libby and David Moyse. Jim McKinley will play the guard.
The play by Reginald Rose, adapted from his 1954 teleplay of the same title, was also a 1957 movie with Henry Fonda and Lee J. Cobb that earned three Academy Award nominations. Staged in a 1964 London production, the Broadway debut came 50 years later and won a Drama Desk Award and Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play.
Set in the 1950s, the play features 12 jurors — all men — deliberating the fate of a young man who could face the death penalty. While 11 of the jurors are convinced of the defendant’s guilt, juror number eight believes he has some reasonable doubt and works to win over the other jurors. Throughout their deliberation, not a single juror calls another by his name because the names are unknown. The jurors are forced to investigate the reasons behind their rush to judgement, and the prejudice that they each have brought with them to the table.
“12 Angry Men” will be performed at 8 p.m. June 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, and at 2 p.m. June 10 and 17, at the Great Falls Performing Arts Center on Academy Street in Auburn.
Fore more information, visit www.laclt.com.
PHOTO: Taking a break during a recent rehearsal for “12 Angry Men” are cast members, from left, Dan Burgess, Cory King and Jason Pelletier. The play will open at the L-A Community Little Theater on June 8. (Submitted photo)
