The Verdict

Ok, so here are some photos of the play that Tiani and I were working on for so long. They aren't brilliant photo's, but they are the only ones I have access to at the moment. Shortly, I will get around to putting together a DVD of the play for anyone who wasn't there and is really interested in seeing what it was like (but be warned that it is an hour long).

I should explain that the play, "The Verdict", is a court room drama of a similar style to "The Accused". The cast members are the lawyers, the defendant, the witnesses, the bailiff, and the judge. The audience plays the role of the jury and decides on the final verdict, and thus, the final scene of the play. The case being tried in "The Verdict" is a murder trial. Jael the Kenite stands accused of the murder of Sisera the Cananite in a story taken straight from Old Testament Jewish history (Judges chapter 4). As three seperate nations are involved in the case (the Kenites, the Cananites, and the Israelites), it is tried in a international court that does not necessarily follow the rules of any of the courts you may be familiar with in real life.

The lawyer for the defense, Charlotte de Haviland (Tiani Pilgrim) and Barak the Israelite (Jen Ashby)

The lawyer for the prosecution, Jacqueline Richardson (me), Sergant Beau Thompson (Jen Ashby), The Honourable Amanda Montreal (Dot Pilgrim), and the Bailiff (Martin Pilgrim)

The defendant, Jael the Kenite (Martha Klaver), looking a little distressed.