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Judge and Jury

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  4w, 5m

Mark Dunn

Love and war rage in a Texas small claims court. As love blooms between Judge Harriet Kerr and Constable Jay Weiss behind closed chamber doors, war erupts in the jury room as six jurors square off over a case involving former lovers with heavy grudges.

Judge and Jury

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 5m
  • Duration
    Duration
    105 Minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Not Applicable
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
Love and war rage in a Texas small claims court. As love blooms between Judge Harriet Kerr and Constable Jay Weiss behind closed chamber doors, war erupts in the jury room as six jurors square off over a case involving former lovers with heavy grudges. The result is a spirited, riotous debate on man's inhumanity to woman and vice versa - a veritable battle of the sexes with a Texas twang. Here is a lighthearted, yet probing, look at the chasm between the sexes and the bridges built to overcome it. Audiences love to take sides and, just like the ladies and gentlemen of the jury, they will find ample opportunity here (along with a little common ground along the way).
History
Judge and Jury opened at the Thirteenth Street Repertory Company in New York City on February 4, 1994. The director was Robert Kreis. This production moved to Rockaway Park Playhouse in New York City on June 23, 1994.
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Performing Groups

JUDGE
JUDGE HARRIET KERR - 30s
CONSTABLE JAY WEISS - 30s

JURY
ELAINE - early 30s
MATT - 30s
BRADLEY - late 20s to early 30s
DALE - male, late 20s
SELENA - late 30s to early 40s
GLENDA - 50s

In both JUDGE and JURY
BILLY - the bailiff, late 20s to early 30s

There are two opportunities for double casting in Judge and Jury: The parts of Harriet and Jay in "Judge" may be played by any of actors of the appropriate gender playing the six jurors in "Jury." However, it is the author's opinion that double casting is most effective when the actress playing Harriet doubles as Selena, and the actor playing Jay doubles as Matt; the couples are almost mirror opposits of one another, and by casting both pairs with the same actors, the contrast would be sharpened and the tension - both sexual and emotional - would be more effectively dramatized.

  • Time Period 1990s
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Not Applicable
  • Duration 105 Minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)

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Authors

Mark Dunn

Mark Dunn

Mark Dunn is a playwright, novelist and non-fiction author. A 35-year veteran of writing for the stage, Mark is the author of 15 full-length plays now available for licensing through Concord Theatricals. His most popular plays – Belles, Five Tellers Dancing in the Rain, Belle ...

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