Martίn Hernández – Stage Raw
Seventy years after its first iteration as a television play, Reginald Rose’s work – originally titled Twelve Angry Men – remains a pungent critique of racism and xenophobia. Sherman L. Sergel adapted the teleplay for the stage in 1955 and Rose did the screenplay for the classic 1957 film featuring Henry Fonda in the lead role. Director Tom Lazarus took Sergal’s version of the play — which might have been titled Twelve Angry Old White Men — and changed the gender and race of some of the characters. The result is a production with a talented cast that, despite a bit of incongruity in the 1950s setting, delivers solid performances under Lazarus’ thoughtful staging. Read more…
Patrick Chavis – LA Theatre Bites Podcast
8.5 out of 10! Great Show! LA Theatre Bites Recommended! Jan 26 – Mar 3, 2024. Read more…