‘12 Angry Jurors’ takes on difficult deliberations

  • The 12 Angry Jurors (l-r): Phil Armstrong (2), Michelle Saarela (12), Brent Mero (10), Sue Strange (9), Lou Benjamin (8), Bill Dudley (3), Sandy Young (6), Darlene McCumiskey (7), Becky Nipper (5), Dianne Bennett Shinneman (4), Johnny Wagoner (1, Foreman), and Gretter Naranjo (11). IAN TOCHER/Staff
    The 12 Angry Jurors (l-r): Phil Armstrong (2), Michelle Saarela (12), Brent Mero (10), Sue Strange (9), Lou Benjamin (8), Bill Dudley (3), Sandy Young (6), Darlene McCumiskey (7), Becky Nipper (5), Dianne Bennett Shinneman (4), Johnny Wagoner (1, Foreman), and Gretter Naranjo (11). IAN TOCHER/Staff
  • L-R: Jurors Nos. 6, 7, 5, 11, 4 and 3 listen to an argument about the fairness of judging others on the basis of preconceived notions. IAN TOCHER/Staff
    L-R: Jurors Nos. 6, 7, 5, 11, 4 and 3 listen to an argument about the fairness of judging others on the basis of preconceived notions. IAN TOCHER/Staff
  • Early in deliberations, the jury foreman calls for a guilty/not guilty vote, just so everyone knows where they stand to begin. IAN TOCHER/Staff
    Early in deliberations, the jury foreman calls for a guilty/not guilty vote, just so everyone knows where they stand to begin. IAN TOCHER/Staff
  • Juror No. 12 responds to some recalled testimony as No. 10 looks on, unconvinced of its truthfulness. IAN TOCHER/Staff
    Juror No. 12 responds to some recalled testimony as No. 10 looks on, unconvinced of its truthfulness. IAN TOCHER/Staff
  • An analytical Juror No. 8 requested a map of the apartment in question, in order to conduct timed experiments about personal movements by the accused. IAN TOCHER/Staff
    An analytical Juror No. 8 requested a map of the apartment in question, in order to conduct timed experiments about personal movements by the accused. IAN TOCHER/Staff
The Plaza Alliance for the Performing Arts (PAPA) completed its six-show run of “Twelve Angry Jurors” Sunday night at The Plaza Arts Center, with each performance bringing its own energy and feedback from the audience to its cast of 15 actors. The play, originally written as a teleplay in 1954 as “12 Angry Men,” by Reginald Rose, deals with a jury deliberating the life-or-death fate of a 19-year…

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