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Twelve Angry Men
We used switch-blade combs, since real knives are banned in schools; [they are] available on line. Ben Benbasset, Massapequa High School, Massapequa, N.Y.
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This play absolutely screams to be presented in the round. Put your jury table in the middle and your audience on three sides. Lorna Stratton, ICHTHYS Theatre Productions, Brantford, Ontario, Canada
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We set the jury tables in a combination U/U set-up with the jurors facing the audience. This allowed actors walking space in front of the tables. Jim Pautz, Two Rivers High School, Two Rivers, Wis.
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Simplicity and authenticity are key. Using a real courtroom was powerful. Lighting made the production intense at times; softer as needed. The cast must bond as people first to allow the natural reactions to be genuine. Candy Roberts, Murfreesboro Little Theatre, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
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It is a fun challenge to combine the scripts. Production notes suggest male characters for Jurors 3 and 8. Today's gender roles in society do not limit Juror 3 from being an aggressive, angry female. Any combination is workable. Phillip Bentley, Willamette Valley Christian School, Brooks, Ore.
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It demands an intimate arrangement. We left the stage and did it in the middle of the gym under two gym lights and without microphones—documentary style. Judith Manley, Bishop Hartley High School, Columbus, Ohio
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We did this in the round -- with an audience on two sides—and an aisle up through the audience at three o'clock. It was quite successful—intense—the audience was right there with us! Rusty DeLucia, Steamboat Community Players, Steamboat Springs, Colo.
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