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Comments from the Patrons Max Cooper had a superb plot, performed sensationally. Thanks for an outstanding play. What a fun evening! The courtroom drama was a real hoot; the acting was really good and best of all, everyone seemed to be having a great time. We have just enjoyed one of the best nights of entertainment! The writing was terrific, the plot engaged our attention, the actors entertained us with their portrayals, and the production was superb! Can we count on a sequel? It was very engaging and very well performed. Thanks to everyone involved for a most entertaining and thought provoking evening. You should be very proud and pleased with your original script. To have written such a detailed and realistic stage play is commendable. We voted to acquit the defendant but my wife held her ground and so did 3 others at our table who found him guilty, which turned out to be the correct verdict. The rest of us were swayed by the defendant’s wife with her long legs and big red hat. I loved the courtroom format and thought the production was a good blend of drama and comic relief. It provided several conflicts so that the jury could speculate about multiple scenarios that might have led to the shooting. Participating was especially rewarding as every actor and actress had his/her moment in the spotlight. The audience clearly enjoyed the humor and the jury ballots were testimony to the heated discussions that took place about who did what to whom. I loved the script. It had humor and drama and it was great to see my friends and neighbors bring it to life. It was a wonderful experience for me to be part of this production and judging by the response of the audience every night, they absolutely loved it, especially their own participation as members of the jury. The production was a real winner in many ways; suspenseful, entertaining, fact filled, well cast, a marvelous blend between serious and comical, just the right length, engaging for the audience, flexible/ adaptive, doable, fun, easily staged, well supplemented with A/V, relatively quick to produce. ... the production was unique, well written & directed and an altogether fun experience for both of us. Involving the audience as the jury made their experience much more enjoyable as they were a part of the play instead of just on-lookers. About the playwrights Steve Shear’s first novel, The Trials of Adrian Wheeler, published by L&L Dreamspell, has recently been released. He is also a lawyer and author of four treatises on intellectual property law, all of which are sold throughout the world by Silicon Valley Seminars and GIIP, a licensee in India. In addition, Steve has been writing poetry for over ten years and is also a portrait and figure artist and sculptor.. Susan Prinz Shear has devoted most of her professional life to the theatre and the study of history, which have become intertwined over the years. Susan taught drama, created and ran a theatre company, and produced and directed community theatre in California, Colorado and Arizona. Susan’s play, No Way Out, has been presented in fourteen cities around the country; at local theatres, universities, history centers. E-script $15 |
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