So let's hear from theatre veteran Len Trent:
Q: In case our reader isn't familiar with it, tell us the basic story behind Twelve Angry Men.
Len: It's the story of 12 Jurors debating the guilt or innocence of a 19-year-old kid accused of murder. Eleven of them have no doubt the boy is guilty, but one stands alone and questions everything.
Q: Tell us about the character you play.
Len: Juror #3 is a hard, stubborn man who believes what he thinks is the gospel truth. He may be the angriest of the 12, but we will let the audience decide that.
Q: What's your background in theatre?
Len: Acting and stage combat, in one way or another, for 20 years.
Q: What's the most challenging thing staging this show?
Len: The seating is arena style so the audience is on two sides of us. We have to make sure we keep that in mind so we don't alienate anyone from the story. The audience is right there with you. We are all enclosed and feeling the pressure.
Q: Why would you recommend this show to our readers?
Len: The story is good and I think we tell it well. It may not be the edgiest play out there but I believe it to be a very relevant story for today's society. A great many people take what they are told, see online, read in the paper, or hear in the news and never question anything. So, we make decisions based on this information. Then we find out that if we had just thought about it more or dug a little deeper we may have made a different choice. Some of these choices may have a huge effect on people's lives. That's just my opinion.
Q: Tell us the dates, times and place for the show.
Len: February 7 and 8 at 8 p.m. in the Renaissance Theatre Ballroom at 900 8th Street in Huntington, W.Va.
Thanks, Len! And thanks to Stephen Vance for the photos that have accompanied these interviews!
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