Prime Stage’s ‘Twelve Angry Men’ Onstage at New Hazlett (Sun., 5/4/25)

TWELVE ANGRY MEN by Reginald Rose, adapted by Sherman L. Sergel.  Prime Stage Theatre. Through May 11.

Premiering on television in 1954, CBS Studio One’s drama about a jury who must decide the fate of a young teen indicted for murdering his father was so riveting, Reginald Rose rewrote Twelve Angry Men for the stage the following year. From there it was made into a film, and has been produced on stage and television many times over. You might recall that in the 1957 film, Henry Fonda played the courageous Juror No. 8, an architect, who aptly reconstructs the evidence his peers are obligated to consider. While justice may be served by the play’s end, the drama is a powerful and riveting study of class structure, cultural prejudices, and American character. Prime Stage Theatre presents its cast of 12 male jurors, directed by Shane Valenzi, for audiences to study at the New Hazlett Center for Performing Arts. 2:30 p.m. 6 Allegheny Square East, North Side. (C.P.O.)

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