PAPA’s ‘Twelve Angry Jurors’ quite the hit in the Lake Country

Published 2:49 pm Wednesday, November 8, 2023

It’s challenging, provocative and poignant,” Dottie McClain, PAPA chair, described. “Each character is played with high caliber presentation, you’d believe you’re actually in that jury room. Detailed and professional direction.”

Whether you’ve read the play or seen the movie, “Twelve Angry Jurors,” is a piece of performing arts that you simply must see. As the actors and actresses wrap up their rehearsals this week, the shows will get under way. Performing is the ultimate ‘gift’ of working so hard at roles, but, those involved with this production have gotten a lot of ‘gifts’ along the way. They have developed characters that will long stick with them after the shows are over. One can tell when watching in the audience that the people on stage are some of the best. Whether it’s delivering lines with passion or moving across the stage with conviction, the people involved in PAPA’s production of “Twelve Angry Jurors” have truly created a must-see show.“Some of the very best actors in Lake Country and two of the best theater directors in the South have joined forces to produce the famous play, “Twelve Angry Jurors,” Chip Bell posted on Nextdoor. “If you thought Henry Fonda and Lee J. Cobb were amazing in the movie, 12 Angry Men, wait until you see this performance!”

Twelve Angry Jurors” is presented on stage at The Plaza for two weekends in November. Thursday and Friday dates start at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees are at 3 p.m. Get tickets for either Nov. 9, 10, 12, 16, 17 or 19 at plazacenter.org. Order your tickets today before they sell out.