Twelve Angry Men

A jury of twelve men determining the fate of one young man who's accused of, and on trial for, the murder of his father. The trial has taken place, the jury is now sequestered in the jury room to deliberate and decide the defendant's guilt or innocence. This is where it begins...I absolutely devoured this short two-hour audiobook and when I finished I had goosebumps and watery eyes. Yep, it's the 'emotional reader' in me surfacing once again.What you get with this audiobook is the experience of listening to the L.A. Theater Works production being performed by seasoned actors in front of a live audience. The acting is first rate and you'll recognize their names. I assure you, it's something you won't want to miss.Originally published on January 1, 1954, Twelve Angry Men has topics that look at our society and legal system through a magnifying glass. Although written 69 years ago the subject matter is still at the forefront of our American melting pot culture. It's stuff that matters.In my quest to read more classics, I was elated to rediscover a jewel. My hope is that you'll take the time to read or listen to this one, as well. I highly recommend it! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

What an amazing story. It stuns me every time I read it. There are so many dimensions to it as well…

Bought the book for my ENG class. It was an okay book. Nothing too special.

(ISBN-10: 1580813402 and ISBN-13: 978-1580813402) Oh, that "Studio One" my generation watched on the telly. My mouth just waters at the thought of such excellence that regularly came into our living rooms as live broadcasts. "Twelve Angry Men" was originally written as a teleplay for the 'studio' by Reginald Rose, who is also in receipt of my kudos for writing the screenplay for the movie of the same name starring Henry Fonda, and this audio CD, which was directed by David Mamet. A real class act, this.We don't know which actor is which, except by a process of elimination of the voices we do know. The remainder we can guess about, and 'the back cover of the audio CD matches up juror number to actor, which may not be of help; jurors are not referred to by name or number' at all, and the actors are no slouches either. (Publisher's Weekly)Actually, identifying the actors is the least of our problems, for in brief, we are sequestered inside the jury room alongside the twelve, eleven of whom are fighting the holdout among them who has reasonable doubt.Their problems become our problems. They react to every little thing, e.g. whether the window should be opened on a really hot day -- as well as the most serious things possible, which manifest themselves as "the seemingly open and shut case turns complicated, igniting passions and hidden prejudices." ("Book Description," author unknown). What will they ultimately do? And what about us? Contemplate, if you will, the vaunted American Justice System as it is, up close.This is an L.A. Theater Works production with a full, splendid cast, produced in front of a live audience, and is sold in the L.A. Theater Works store on Amazon.com. You can't watch "Studio One" (they were probably saved on kinescopes anyway, the technology that preceded videotaping and resulted in fuzzy, grainy, and distorted products for showing in different time zones.) But you can listen to this and truly enjoy it, over and over again.

On April 24, 2008, I was fortunate enough to see a mesmerizing production of "Twelve Angry Men," the professional Equity touring company of the Roundabout Theatre's 2004 rendering of the play. The road company starred Richard Thomas as Juror Number 8, but this play is an ensemble acting piece, not a single star vehicle. In the play the all-white jurors have no names:#1 is the foreman, a high school football coach #2-a fairly neutral guy whose kid has the mumps #3-sadistic, has had run-in with his own son, nasty, says of the defendant, "He's got to burn." #4-a methodical note-taker who wears glasses #5-grew up in the slums #6-an ordinary Joe, a house painter #7-rabid sports fan who wants to be at his ball game, will change his vote just to get out of the jury room #8-an architect, man who has doubts, has courage to buck the crowd, without his kind, justice would perish #9-an observant old man #10-a racist who spouts his venomous bias about "them" #11-an immigrant with a German accent who has more faith in democracy than some native-born Americans #12-an advertising man who goes along with the crowdJurors Numbers 3, 7, and 10 are the "bad guys." The jury is asked to render a death sentence verdict for a sixteen-year old troubled kid who is accused of killing his father. The first vote reveals eleven are in favor of a guilty verdict, and Juror Number Eight votes "not guilty" because he has doubts. The play is about the jurors' lack of understanding of the legal concept of "reasonable doubt." These are not impartial jurors. The boy's defense counsel did a poor job, but the jurors acted more on prejudice than on fair-mindedness. They were too quick to pull the switch on a human life. It's a melodrama in which everything happens too quickly. The audience has to suspend its disbelief for this play that was performed without an intermission when I saw it. The author uses gimmicks, but they work. Though the action of the play took place in 1954, it could take place today, because juries still haven't learned to grapple with "reasonable doubt."

Needed this script to help us decide if to include this play in our 2023 season

It's interesting how one person was able to start a conversation and debate that led to 11 people changing their mind about the defendant. Our system is nevert perfect but it's better than other countries .

Good book my son needed for school

Anyone who is interested in plays on timeless philosophical issues knows (or should know) "Twelve Angry Men". It has been performed and will continue to be performed numerous times and there are at least three full feature film adaptations I know of.I was after the original first version of it and this is it.This small paperback may well lead to a life changing script for many and you will be glad that you can purchase such an exquisite fragment of theatre history for such a low price.I highly recommend this fine moment in theatre writing!------------------------------------------------------------------------Also I would like to include a note about the excellent Amazon.com service.I purchased this book and it never arrived.I contacted Amazon via it's live chat support and an extremely polite woman named Christine replaced my order within minutes at no extra charge.The book arrived after just a couple of days since it was re-ordered.Hat tip to Amazon's exemplary professional customer support and to dear Christine.

A Classic

Thank you

Bought this edition because I'm performing scenes from it for my method acting class (standby method acting studio, Sheffield, UK) it's a brilliant play and I received it on time, in new condition, packaging in excellent condition.

Used for junior cycle english