Cast

Ralph Maldonado (Jury Foreman) is appearing in his first Reno Little Theater show. He has previously appeared on the Nevada stage as Ernie Cusack in Proscenium Players's Rumors and as Vassili Aimorgos in The Actory's Getting Away With Murder.

Katherine Cameron Mills (Juror 2) is back on the Reno stage after a four-year hiatus for law school. She was last seen in Gothic North's Majestic Kid. She was also in Dracula, The Time of Your Life, and Grease for Reno Little Theater. When not acting, Katherine enjoys teaching children's dance and growing herbs in her garden. Katherine has never been on a jury, but she can't wait to spend time in court after she passes the bar.

Brian Bass (Juror 3) is performing in his fifth Reno Little Theater production. You may remember him in last season's Crossing Delancy and Death in England. This year, he is obviously upset about something.

Kirk Gardner (Juror 4) is happy to be a part of this "angry" group. Last season, he played Jack in The Importance of Being Earnest and the title role in Death In England (for which he won the Blythe Award). In real life, he is a CPA for Kafoury, Armstrong, & Co., although he has never won an award for that.

Quavail Townsend (Juror 5) is a senior at Hug High School. He plays the trumpet and performs in school plays. This is his first play outside of high school and he is excited to be working with such a fun cast. He hopes to expand his horizons in theater and go to UNR as a theater and music major. He wants to be a teacher.

Patrick K. Hughes (Juror 6) wants to thank Dave Zybert for casting him in this play. It has been a lot of fun. This is a great cast and it is very nice to meet new people.

Patrick Crabb (Juror 7) played the part of Huck Finn in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in high school. He attended the University of Oregon as a Theater Arts major, and attended Western Oregon State College. He played the Prince of Morroco in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, and Mr. Fezzywig in A Christmas Carol. He moved to Reno in 1994. This is his first community theater play and he has enjoyed the experience immensely.

Kenneth T. Ostrom (Juror 8) has been in about 28 plays and looks forward to flying to bigger and better adventures. What can be said, some good, some bad. Is Kenneth smart or dumb to be here after all these years. You have to say he is smart then dumb and then smart again; at least we can say he loves to act. The one thing he likes to say is "thank you for seeing the play and hope to see you in other adventures."

Bob Nelson (Juror 9) is a counselor in private practice in Reno. He is also a poet and writer with many published works, including two books. He has performed in several plays in college and in community theater, and has written a poem for several voices which has been performed as a play and as a readers theater. His interests include mountain climbing, go, languages, and fitness.

Eliza Warren (Juror 10) moved to Reno in August. She is an English instructor at UNR and in the University of Maryland Distance Education Program. She recently returned from living and working in South Korea for a year. Eliza has appeared as Ernestine in Cheaper by the Dozen. She is new to Reno Little Theater.

Leah Wigren (Juror 11) has never acted before (on stage, that is) but that likely goes without saying. She is an attorney by trade and also enjoys mountain biking and hiking. She jumped out of an airplane a couple of times, but found it hard to breathe way up there. Avery, the cast mascot, is hers. Thanks to the people in this thing—it's been fun!

Laura Hodges (Juror 12) is currently attending college at TMCC. This is her first play, and she dedicates her performance to her mother, Julie Roberts, who passed away on October 4th during the rehearsals for this show.

Amber Myrick (Guard and Understudy) is a senior at Hug High School. This is her first Reno Little Theater play. She finds playing the guard, a serious role, challenging. She hopes to continue in theater after high school and to eventually go professional.

Steve Swanberg (Judge's Voice and Understudy) performed in the Oakland Community Theater. He has lived happily with one woman for eighteen years.

Avery (Cast Mascot) is a four-year-old Black Labrador Retriever who served as critic during the rehearsals of this show. The cast saw it as a challenge to keep Avery awake. They did not always succeed.

Director

David Zybert has wanted to direct Twelve Angry Men, perhaps the quintessential courtroom drama, for many years. He is pleased with the result. The founder of two theater groups, David has been in the entertainment industry for 40 years, having made his first appearance in a first grade production of Manfred Goes to Town, in which he played Manfred's mother (it was an all boys school). He also wrote and directed the play. He has lost count of the productions since then, but they have included writing, directing and acting in radio, television, film and live theater. During the day, David is the manager of the web design department of Nevada's oldest and largest Internet Service Provider. He loves Reno, his two children, and his Reno family.