We did it in 2016 - my son was the stage manager... and it was tricky for calling cues with juggling two different scripts, since it isn't quite exactly the same. If you send me an email, I can share some files that he used that may help you to adapt to blending the two scripts together.
Our breakdown for casting was handled AFTER auditions - and this is how it ended up:
Male Jurors - 1,2,3,5,6,10,12
Female Jurors - 4, 7, 8, 9, 11
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Melissa Mintzer
Penn Manor High School
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Original Message:
Sent: 12-11-2017 13:32
From: Blair Cromwell
Subject: 12 Angry Jurors
There are three versions held by two different publishers.
Twelve Angry Men Adapted by Sherman L Sergel, Based on the Emmy award winning television movie by Reginald Rose. THis is for men and held by Dramatic Publishing.
Twelve Angry Women Adapted by Sherman L Sergel, blah blah blah.
This is for women and held by Dramatic Publishing.
If you purchase copies of both versions, you are allowed to adapt your own version for men and women and it is called Twelve Angry Jurors. You blend the two scripts using the lines that are the gender you need for each juror.
There is also a version of the play called Twelve Angry Men held by Samuel French. I think it is only available for production by professional companies at this time. But check because I could be mistaken about that.
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Blair Cromwell
Rickreall OR
Original Message:
Sent: 12-10-2017 17:22
From: Phyllis Novy
Subject: 12 Angry Jurors
Our theatre group wants to put on 12 Angry Jurors in the fall. Who is the publisher? If, in fact, we can use the 12 Angry Men script, do we need to get it cleared with the publisher in order to make changes due to copyright laws? We want to mix or change genders.
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Phyllis Novy
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