SAINT ANTHONY'S HIGH SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT ALUMNI ...

12 Angry
Men
For a second consecutive year, the Saint Anthony’s High School
Theatre Company graced the stage with a wonderful rendition
of a literary and theatrical classic. The fall play, Twelve Angry
Men by Reginald Rose, is a timeless story of conflict, prejudice,
perspective and growth. It tells of twelve strangers, selected to
a jury in a murder trial. Each comes from different backgrounds
and carries different opinions. They must decide whether or
not to sentence an eighteen year old to death. While the case
is seemingly open and shut to most jurors, over the course of
three acts, things that seemed obvious or clear begin to become
questioned. Ultimately the story is not about guilty or innocent
but about human interaction and understanding. For the Saint
Anthony’s performances, adaptations were made to include
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females into the cast. While there was slight variation from
the original work, the resulting effect of the performances
was realistic and modern.
The cast was made up of a few stage veterans and newcomers,
including several freshman. Senior Joan Glackin and junior
Christina Farrah played lead characters with opposing viewpoints
and temperaments. Senior Austin Seda kept all the jurors in
line as the assertive and poignant foreman. Sophomores Aria
Laucella, Gillian Hess, Frank Murdocco, Juliana Love and Phillip
Losquadro along with freshmen Jake Kaplan, Ian Greiner, Joey
Wendt, Nicole Nazzaro and Arianna Paz made up the rest of a
supremely talented cast. The actors were able to build drama,
suspense and emotion over the course of three acts, which