TWELVE ANGRY MEN Begins Next Month at the Bijou

The Bijou Theatre will present the third show of their first Main Stage Season, Twelve Angry Men directed by Kevin McNair. The show starts on January 30th and runs until February 8th. Tickets are $28 for table seats and $23 for theatre seats. Special pricing of $18 for students and seniors on theatre seats.

The men of the show are very excited (and angry) for this upcoming production of Twelve Angry Men. The cast includes: Chris Cooney as the Guard & voice over, Michael Butler as the Foreman, Jack Levis as Juror #2, Will Jeffries as Juror #3, Stephen DiRocco as Juror #4, Bobby Pavia as Juror #5, Russ Martin as Juror #6, Ryan O'Neill as Juror #7, Mensah Robinson as Juror #8, Tom Torpey as Juror #9, Jim Muthersbaugh as Juror #10, Nick Kaye as Juror #11, and Burton Tedesco as Juror #12

Twelve Angry Men written by Reginald Rose, adapted from his 1954 teleplay for CBS, depicts a jury forced to consider a homicide trial. At the beginning, they have a nearly unanimous decision of guilty, with a single dissenter of not-guilty, who throughout the play sows a seed of reasonable doubt. The story begins after closing arguments have been presented in the homicide case, as the judge is giving his instructions to the jury. The case at hand pertains to whether a young man murdered his own father. The jury is further instructed that a guilty verdict will be accompanied by a mandatory death sentence. These twelve then move to the jury room, where they begin to become acquainted with the personalities of their peers. Several of the jurors have different reasons for discriminating against the witness: his race, his background, and the troubled relationship between one juror and his own son.