Twelve Angry Jurors

On August 6, the Urban Scholars’s theater class performed their version of the famous play Twelve Angry Men. Originally written by Reginald Rose, an American film and television writer, the play depicts twelve jurors tasked with a murder case. According to Michelle, the teacher of the theater class, “The play is meant to make the audience think about our judicial system.”

The cast consisted of all eleventh graders, who performed their roles with determination and plausibility. I had the opportunity to stop by to see the incredible performance, which blew me away because of the seriousness that the students brought to their dramatic roles.

One of the students, Ester Farrah, said, “This play is very interesting to me. I love the meaning and the message behind it. It makes you understand the extent prejudice and ignorant behavior can have on society.”

The theater director, Michelle, talks to the audience about the plot of the play before the play begins.

While most of the jurors vote for a  guilty verdict, one juror tries to prove the alleged persecutor’s innocence.

 

The jurors gather together to look over some of the evidence.

 

This juror shows how the alleged persecutor killed his stepfather.

 

These jurors are arguing because one of the jurors wants to leave to attend a baseball game, instead of finishing with the verdict.

After many intense arguments, all of the jurors vote not guilty.