Twelve Angry Men

A son stabs his father—that is how this story begins.

JUSTICE or JUDGMENT? What is the difference? Is it possible to reach a just verdict through the power of persuasion? If so, does that not mean that the power of persuasion can also achieve the opposite? What is the measure? One human life has been taken; another hangs by a thread! Who actually committed the crime?

In the biblical story, we find a telling detail:

“And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, ‘You may freely eat of every tree in the garden; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it; for on the day you eat of it, you shall surely die.’”

Did God wish to deprive man of the knowledge of justice? Or was it simply too soon for this newly created being to encounter JUDGMENT? Reginald Rose’s play Twelve Angry Men draws us into this dilemma—one of the hundred greatest works of American culture.

Cast and Crew

• Director — Petrinel Gochev
• Translation — Haralampi Anichkin
• Set and Costume Design — Nadya Vasileva-Kovachovska and Tsvetoslava Valentinova
• Musical Environment — Simona Stateva
• Photographer and Poster Design — Gergana Zmiycharova

Cast

Borislav Borisov, Kalin Kostadinov, Delcho Cholakov, Borislav Sarafanov, Teodor Sofroniev, Ognyan Simeonov, David Tum barkov, Petar Goranov, Anastas Zhaigarov, Goran Ivanov, Petko Kamenov, Hristo Tenchev, Melis Skenderova, and Delyana Ivelinova

Recommended for adults