The Twelfth Juror
Thriller, eleven to one
- Thriller
- Scene for 3
- 4 min
- Female role
- Adult
- Advanced
Casting
8 lines- LE PRÉSIDENT Male role, Adult
- WALTER Male role, Senior
- MONA Female role, Adult your role
Excerpt
(A deliberation room. Eleven jurors have gone out to smoke. Three remain.)
LE PRÉSIDENT
It’s eleven to one. You alone vote “guilty,” Walter. Help us understand.
WALTER
The evidence is there. The motive, the weapon, the time. This man is guilty. Let him pay.
MONA
It’s strange. You know the case better than the lawyer. The make of the knife, the angle of the wound… things that weren’t said in court.
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