Reno Little Theater in partnership with Hug High School

presents Twelve Angry Men

by Sherman L. Sergal,

Adapted from the television show by Reginald Rose

Directed by David Zybert

November 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, and 16 at 8:00 pm November 10 and 17 at 2:00 pm 2002

Produced by special arrangement with The Dramatic Publishing Company Twelve Angry Men

Twelve Angry Men is a primer on what to do and what not to do when deliberating as a jury. At first, only one juror applies the correct legal standard of requiring proof beyond a reasonable doubt. He is the only juror who will not accept the prosecution’s case at face value. His questions eventually lead a number of other jurors to make a searching inquiry into the facts presented at the trial.

But other jurors are not as open minded. One is prejudiced against the defendant because of the defendant’s social background. Another is angry at his son who is the same age as the defendant and votes to convict as an expression of his anger. Another has tickets to a Broadway musical and wants to get a quick conviction and get out of the jury room. We see how each of these attitudes can lead to a miscarriage of justice.

The play shows the dynamics of jury deliberations: the anger, the false starts, the personality conflicts, the joint effort and the functioning of several minds together to ferret out the truth.

Originally presented on Studio One, CBS.

The play is set on a sweltering New York afternoon Summer, 1961

Act I Late Afternoon Ten-minute Intermission

Act II A second or two later Ten-minute Intermission

Act III Immediately following Act II

Director’s Notes There is a fine dramatic tradition of courtroom drama in theater. Plays like Inherit the Wind, Witness for the Prosecution and The Night of January 16th are well known for their compelling stories and characters. What makes Twelve Angry Men unique is its focus on those nameless “peers” who decide the guilt or innocence of the accused. In this production, with a cast of both fresh and veteran faces, and a setting that makes the issues timely, the show plays as well as it ever has. It has been a pleasure and a privilege to lead this cast to the point you see tonight. I hope you enjoy the show as much as we have enjoyed creating it. Cast

Jury Foreman ------Ralph Maldonado Juror 2 ------Katherine Cameron Mills Juror 3 ------Brian Bass Juror 4 ------Kirk Gardner Juror 5 ------Quavail Townsend Juror 6 ------Patrick K. Hughes Juror 7 ------Patrick Crabb Juror 8 ------Kenneth T. Ostrom Juror 9 ------Bob Nelson Juror 10 ------Eliza Warren Juror 11 ------Leah Wigren Juror 12 ------Laura Hodges Guard and Understudy ------Amber Myrick Judge’s Voice and Understudy ------Steve Swanberg Behind the Scenes

Director ------David Zybert Stage Manager ------Sam Coleman Set Construction ------Brian Bass, Diana Carter, Sam Coleman, Kirk Gardner, Steve Swanberg, Leah Wigren, Julie Douglass, Katherine Cameron Mills, Diane Nichols, Mike Peters, Avery Costumes ------Julie Douglass and the cast Cast Mascot ------Avery

Special Thanks to Debbie Feemster, Principal; Jim Studer, Vice Principal; and Keith Roberts, Theater Director, all with Hug High School, for their support of this performance.

Thanks to Great Basin Internet for providing rehearsal space and to Crystal Springs for loaning us the water cooler.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY THEATRE Biographies Cast

Ralph Maldonado (Jury Foreman) is appearing in his first RLT show. He has previously appeared on the Nevada stage as Ernie Cusack in Proscenium Players’s Rumors and as Vassili Aimorgos in The Actory’s Getting Away With Murder.

Katherine Cameron Mills (Juror 2) is back on the Reno stage after a four-year hiatus for law school. She was last seen in Gothic North’s Majestic Kid. She was also in Dracula, The Time of Your Life, and Grease for RLT. When not acting, Katherine enjoys teaching children’s dance and growing herbs in her garden. Katherine has never been on a jury, but she can’t wait to spend time in court after she passes the bar.

Brian Bass (Juror 3) is performing in his fifth RLT production. You may remember him in last season’s Crossing Delancy and Death in England. This year, he is obviously upset about something.

Kirk Gardner (Juror 4) is happy to be a part of this “angry” group. Last season, he played Jack in The Importance of Being Earnest and the title role in Death In England (for which he won the Blythe Award). In real life, he is a CPA for Kafoury, Armstrong, & Co., although he has never won an award for that.

Quavail Townsend (Juror 5) is a senior at Hug High School. He plays the trumpet and performs in school plays. This is his first play outside of high school and he is excited to be working with such a fun cast. He hopes to expand his horizons in theater and go to UNR as a theater and music major. He wants to be a teacher.

Patrick K. Hughes (Juror 6) wants to thank Dave Zybert for casting him in this play. It has been a lot of fun. This is a great cast and it is very nice to meet new people.

Patrick Crabb (Juror 7) played the part of Huck Finn in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in high school. He attended the University of Oregon as a Theater Arts major, and attended Western Oregon State College. He played the Prince of Morroco in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, and Mr. Fezzywig in A Christmas Carol. He moved to Reno in 1994. This is his first community theater play and he has enjoyed the experience immensely. Kenneth T. Ostrom (Juror 8) has been in about 28 plays and looks forward to flying to bigger and better adventures. What can be said, some good, some bad. Is Kenneth smart or dumb to be here after all these years. You have to say he is smart then dumb and then smart again; at least we can say he loves to act. The one thing he likes to say is “thank you for seeing the play and hope to see you in other adventures.” Bob Nelson (Juror 9) is a counselor in private practice in Reno. He is also a poet and writer with many published works, including two books. He has performed in several plays in college and in community theater, and has written a poem for several voices which has been performed as a play and as a readers theater. His interests include mountain climbing, go, languages, and fitness.

Eliza Warren (Juror 10) moved to Reno in August. She is an English instructor at UNR and in the University of Maryland Distance Education Program. She recently returned from living and working in South Korea for a year. Eliza has appeared as Ernestine in Cheaper by the Dozen. She is new to RLT.

Leah Wigren (Juror 11) has never acted before (on stage, that is) but that likely goes without saying. She is an attorney by trade and also enjoys mountain biking and hiking. She jumped out of an airplane a couple of times, but found it hard to breathe way up there. Avery, the cast mascot, is hers. Thanks to the people in this thing—it’s been fun!

Laura Hodges (Juror 12) is currently attending college at TMCC. This is her first play, and she dedicates her performance to her mother, Julie Roberts, who passed away on October 4th during the rehearsals for this show.

Amber Myrick (Guard and Understudy) is a senior at Hug High School. This is her first RLT play. She finds playing the guard, a serious role, challenging. She hopes to continue in theater after high school and to eventually go professional.

Steve Swanberg (Judge’s Voice and Understudy) performed in the Oakland Community Theater. He has lived happily with one woman for eighteen years.

Avery (Cast Mascot) is a four-year-old Black Labrador Retriever who served as critic during the rehearsals of this show. The cast saw it as a challenge to keep Avery awake. They did not always succeed. Director

David Zybert has wanted to direct "Twelve Angry Men," perhaps the quintessential courtroom drama, for many years. He is pleased with the result. The founder of two theater groups, David has been in the entertainment industry for 40 years, having made his first appearance in a first grade production of Manfred Goes to Town, in which he played Manfred's mother (it was an all boys school). He also wrote and directed the play. He has lost count of the productions since then, but they have included writing, directing and acting in radio, television, film and live theater. During the day, David is the manager of the web design department of Nevada's oldest and largest Internet Service Provider. He loves Reno, his two children, and his Reno family.

Reno Little Theater

eno Little Theater provides a setting for people of all backgrounds to learn about R live theater. Over the years, RLT has offered adult and grammar-school drama classes, play-writing competitions, a children’s theater, and over 400 on-stage plays. RLT also takes its productions from the main stage to Reno parks and to other Nevada communities. The theater offers a variety of plays each season, from September to June, including musicals, comedy, mystery, suspense, and drama.

RLT produced its first play, Three Cornered Moon, at the University of Nevada in 1935, making it Reno’s oldest community theater. In 1941, RLT purchased Dania Hall, at Sierra and 7th Street and, with community funding and volunteer labor, remodeled the building and finished the interior as its first theater. The building served RLT for over 50 years before being demolished to make room for a casino parking garage. The Board of Directors is planning a major capital campaign to build a new theater, to be a focal point for local talent and a cultural center for the entire community.

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Board of Directors Chairman ------Diana Carter Vice-Chairman ------Diane Nichols Secretary ------Julie Douglass Financial Secretary ------Carol Pevney Board Members ------Jack Beaman, Sam Coleman, Paul Dancer, Paula Kennedy, Shelly Lescott, Judy Mosher, Candace Wheeler ______Moving Around the Stage

In modern theaters, audiences sit in descending rows so that everyone can see the stage. Older theaters were built with the audience in level rows, but the stage was tilted toward the audience (“raked”) to increase visibility. Piper’s Opera House in Virginia City has a raked stage. When actors move on stage toward the audience, they are said to move “down stage”. Conversely, they move away from the audience “up stage”. These terms persist today, even on flat stages, reflecting times when actors literally descended or ascended the stage. Performing on a raked stage can be disconcerting to modern actors. A Lifetime of Memories RLT Life Members are listed below. We thank them for their continuing interest.

Frank Bender Bert Goldwater David and Kelly Radu Peter S. Bing Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gorrell Mr. & Mrs. George Mrs. Karl Breckenridge Art and Caryn Hawman Randolph Mrs. Robert Brigham Mrs. Helen Heppner Mrs. Warren Richardson Mrs. Louise Carll Patrick and Mary Hughes Mrs. Sidney Robinson Diana Carter Mrs. Martin Johnson Ella Savitt Lester Conklin, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Larry Kirk Mrs. Edwin Semenza Gregory D. Corn, Esq. Joan Long Mr. & Mrs. Wm. K. Mrs. E.F. Loomis Carl Shelly Cowan III Mrs. Eve Loomis Donald Stanke Mr. & Mrs. Ken Cusick Mr. George Manilla Anne Stewart Countess Angela Dandini Mrs. H.E. Manville Mrs. Joyce Sweger Mrs. Jack Douglass Dr. & Mrs. Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Tedford Robert and Kathy Easly McCleary Mrs. Hewitt C. Wells John Flanigan Mrs. Rollan Melton Mrs. Loring Williams Robert and Cathy Gabrielli Mrs. Fran Merrell Mrs. Emerson Wilson Kirk Gardner & Mrs. John Morrison James and Dani Woods Julie Douglass Mrs. Lilika Newman

UNR’s Nevada Repertory Company celebrates Reno Little Theater and its 68th Season Want to see more theater? Give us a call at 784-6847

November 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, and 23 at 7:30 p.m. November 24 at 1:30 p.m. in the Redfield Studio Theatre Otherwise Engaged by Simon Gray directed by Dr. Bob Dillard A contemporary comedy of manners in the grand English tradition of Sheridan, Shaw, and Wilde—but very modern! The play is surprisingly (and perhaps disturbingly) rele- vant and disarmingly comic. Winner of the Drama Critics' Award for Best Play when first produced in 1975. Note: The play contains adult language and subject matter. The Reno Little Theater 2002 - 2003 Season RLT’s 68th season continues with: The Golden Age (comedy/drama) January 10, 11, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26 Taking Steps (modern English farce) Proof (drama)

For season and group tickets, call the theater office at 329-0661 or ask at the box office.

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