Twelve Impassioned Women Perform 'Twelve Angry Men' at Bay Street Theater

In support of The National Voter Registration Initiative, Bay Street Theater will present “Twelve Angry Men” performed by “Twelve Impassioned Women,” on Sunday, April 7 at 2 p.m. This free reading of the play adapted from the 1954 courtroom drama teleplay by Reginald Rose features an all-female cast. The show is directed by Suzanne Clifton Walsh, an educational theater specialist, and stars all local actors and community members.

In the story, a 19-year-old man has just stood trial for the fatal stabbing of his father. It looks like an open and shut case until one of the jurors begins opening the others’ eyes to the facts. Sequestered in a small room, each juror reveals their own character as the various testimonies are reexamined, the murder is reenacted and a new murder threat is born before their eyes. Tempers get short, arguments grow heated, and the jurors become “Twelve Angry Men.”

“We are honored at Bay Street Theater and Sag Harbor Center for the Arts to host a community event such as this,” said Allen O’Reilly, Bay Street’s director of education, in a release. “Female artists will come together for a good cause and will provide a fresh insight and perspective to this classic piece of theater.”

Following the reading, audience members, cast and staff will have the opportunity to update their voter registration. Information will also be given about how to increase voter registration and voter turnout.

For more information, visit baystreet.org or call 631-725-9500.