the jury

History of the Production and Performance Details

Now ready for your stage, The JURY has gone through workshops and development over the last three years. Audience responses have been positive, but when negative, the authors have addressed those issues. The show has benefitted from recommendations from other dramatists, evaluations from producing organizations, and continued work on the script and songs.

The JURY was first produced in 2003 at The Country Playhouse in Houston, Texas, to full houses. A revised version was performed in the Fringe Festival in 2005 in Minneapolis. (A CD from the 2005 performance is available.)

The show is in two acts, and takes place over 100 minutes. There are 22 songs, not including reprises. These songs cover a variety of popular Broadway styles from reggae to Gospel. Solos reflect various ethnic group musical styles: Hispanic/Cuban, Asian, American Indian, Jewish/Polish, and Scotch/Irish backgrounds.

About the Authors

Bookwriter Diana Howie is an internationally produced and published playwright with productions in Houston, Chicago, Edinburgh, Vienna and other cities. A touring production of her Susanna of Stratford was toured by the Texas Commission on the Arts and Young Audiences of Houston.

Songwriter Anna Fay Williams has studied composition and audio recording at UT-Austin, Berklee School of Music, and Houston Baptist University. She has taught in the Music Department at Houston Community College for several years.