Lemont High School Drama Club to Perform '12 Angry Jurors'

students will take the stage this week for the school's annual winter play, and this year's production promises plenty of legal drama

The Drama Club will perform "12 Angry Jurors" on Friday and Saturday in the Performing Arts Center, 800 Porter St. Shows will begin at 7 p.m. both evenings.

Lemont's production of "12 Angry Jurors" is an adaptation of playwright Reginald Rose’s “12 Angry Men,” which originally was produced for television in the
1950s.

The play depicts a jury forced to reconsider a nearly unanimous decision, thanks to a dissenting vote from a single juror who plants a seed of reasonable doubt in the minds of other jurors as they deliberate whether a young man murdered his own father. The young man’s penalty for a guilty verdict would be a death sentence. Throughout deliberations, jurors refer to each other only by their numbers, and no names are used.

Lemont's winter play will be performed under the direction of Sharon Jacobs, with Roy Nees serving as the assistant director and Dan Franke in charge of set construction. Juniors Kylie Obbish and Will Vanderbilt are the production’s student directors, while sophomore Ingrid Lejins will serve as the stage manager.

Tickets may be purchased at the door, and are $7 for adults and $5 for children,
senior citizens and students with a valid school ID.

Attendees should note that Lemont High School will serve as host to an IHSA Class 2A Wrestling Sectional on both nights of the play, which will lead to increased traffic around the Performing Arts Center entrance.

Those planning to attend either performance may park in the school’s parking garage, the lot outside the Performing Arts Center, or the West Lot; all are accessible off of Julia Street. Additional parking also is available in the North Lot, off of Porter Street.