Origin
Sign In My Cart
Search
alphabetical author index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

Twelve Angry Men/Women/Jurors

A 19-year-old man has just stood trial for the fatal stabbing of his father. Twelve 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.

More information

Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Drama, Adaptations (Stage & Screen)
  • 70 minutes

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
  • Set Requirements: Interior Set

  • Performance Group:
  • High School/Secondary, Senior Theatre, College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre
A 19-year-old man has just stood 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 the 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 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, 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 12 angry men.

The jurors' final verdict and how they reach it - in tense scenes that will electrify your audience and keep them on the edge of their seats - add up to a fine, mature piece of dramatic literature, an experience you'll be proud to present.
ORDERING SCRIPTS: If performing the play with mixed cast of male and female performers, please purchase according to your cast breakdown. For example, if performing with 5 male performers and 7 female performers, you would need to purchase 5 'Twelve Angry Men' scripts, and 7 'Twelve Angry Women' scripts. 

Characters

  • Casting: 12M, 1M or F
  • Casting Notes: 2 offstage voices (or combined for a mixed cast.
    Twelve Angry Men can also be performed as Twelve Angry Women. Or by using a combination of these two editions, it can be staged with a mixed cast as Twelve Angry Jurors.
    The key parts to watch in casting are the parts of Jurors #3 and #8. These should probably be played by men, if you have them available - though any combination of men and women you have will work.

Available Material

Name Price
Twelve Angry Men Script This is optional. Order Now

A 19-year-old man has just stood 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 the 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 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, 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 12 angry men.

The jurors' final verdict and how they reach it - in tense scenes that will electrify your audience and keep them on the edge of their seats - add up to a fine, mature piece of dramatic literature, an experience you'll be proud to present.

$19.95
Twelve Angry Women Script This is optional. Order Now

A 19-year-old boy has just stood 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 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, the murder is re-enacted and a new murder threat is born before their own eyes! Tempers get short, arguments grow heated, and the jurors become twelve angry people.

The jurors' final verdict and how they reach it—in tense scenes that will electrify your audience and keep them on the edge of their seats—add up to a fine, mature piece of dramatic literature, an experience you'll be proud to present.

$19.95

Related Works