NOW PLAYING: The Fourth Wall Theater Company Presents 12 ANGRY MEN AND WOMEN thru 6/30

The Fourth Wall Theater Company begins their first season with TWELVE ANGRY MEN (by Reginald Rose) and TWELVE ANGRY WOMEN (adapted by Sherman Sergel) running in repertory through June 29th in Westminster, CO. The drama 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. As in most American criminal cases, the twelve men must unanimously decide on a verdict of "guilty" or "not guilty".  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 move to the jury room, where they begin to become acquainted with the personalities of their peers.

The Twelve Angry Men cast includes Foreman - Russ Nielson, Juror # 2 - Pete Peterson, Juror #3 - Jim Landis, Juror #4 - Keith Wright, Juror #5 John Sutton, Juror #6 - Aleks Kalishman, Juror # 7 - John Greene, Juror #8 - Gene Horne, Juror #9 - Michael Greening, Juror #10 - Michael Occhiuzzo, Juror #11 - CameRon Cowen, Juror #12 - Seth Spitzer, and Baliff - Trevor Churney. 

The cast for Twelve Angry Women is Foreman - Collette Brown, Juror #2 - Corrine Jackson, Juror #3 - Audrey Walters, Juror #4 - Theresa Champion, Juror #5 - Domenique Raush, Juror #6 - Maria Ortiz, Juror #7 - Kimber Kerwin, Juror #8 - Tara Farnsworth, Juror #9 - Carol Maschka, Juror #10 - Kristin Mair, Juror #11 - Christina Treviso, Juror #12 - Pinar Stage. The show is directed by Ellen Farnsworth.

The new company, Fourth Wall Theater, was born out of an idea by mother/daughter team Ellen and Tara Farnsworth. Fourth Wall’s mission is to present a variety of productions that will entertain and add to the enjoyment of the community.  They hope by presenting a male cast and a female cast on alternating weekends, they can show the diversity of our company and appeal to different audiences. 

The Fourth Wall Theater Company presents TWELVE ANGRY MEN and TWELVE ANGRY WOMEN presenting arguements now through June 29th with shows on Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. All performances will take place at the 73rd Ave Playhouse, 7287 Lowell Blvd. in Westminster, CO. Please call for reservations at 720-369-7340.

Photo credit: Ellen Farnworth