Our 2023 Mainstage Theatre Series!
Fall/Winter
12 Angry Jurors
Adapted by Sherman L. Sergal
October 7 - 29
A 19-year-old boy hs 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. "This is a remarkable thing about democracy," says the juror, "that we are notified by mail to come down to this place—and decide on the guilt or innocence of a man, of a man 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 does become, with each juror revealing his or her own character as the various testimonies are re-examined, Tempers get short, arguments grow heated, and the jurors become twelve angry people. This classic piece of dramatic literature is appropriate for all ages 8 and up!
Adapted by Sherman L. Sergal
October 7 - 29
A 19-year-old boy hs 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. "This is a remarkable thing about democracy," says the juror, "that we are notified by mail to come down to this place—and decide on the guilt or innocence of a man, of a man 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 does become, with each juror revealing his or her own character as the various testimonies are re-examined, Tempers get short, arguments grow heated, and the jurors become twelve angry people. This classic piece of dramatic literature is appropriate for all ages 8 and up!
The Game's Afoot or Holmes for the Holidays
by Ken Ludwig
November 25 - December 23
It is December 1936, and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in this isolated house of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous. It is then up to Gillette himself, as he assumes the persona of his beloved Holmes, to track down the killer before the next victim appears. The danger and hilarity are non-stop in this glittering whodunit set during the Christmas holidays.
Winner! 2012 Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allen Poe Award, Best Play
by Ken Ludwig
November 25 - December 23
It is December 1936, and Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, has invited his fellow cast members to his Connecticut castle for a weekend of revelry. But when one of the guests is stabbed to death, the festivities in this isolated house of tricks and mirrors quickly turn dangerous. It is then up to Gillette himself, as he assumes the persona of his beloved Holmes, to track down the killer before the next victim appears. The danger and hilarity are non-stop in this glittering whodunit set during the Christmas holidays.
Winner! 2012 Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allen Poe Award, Best Play