Execution Of Justice
by Emily Mann

Name: Execution Of Justice
Brand: Emily Mann
SKU: 9780573690020
Rating: 3.63 (82 reviews)

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Highlights

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Large Cast

Female

Male

120 mins1980sReduced Casting (Doubling Possible)Interior SetPeriod CostumesAmerican LGBTQ

Awards & Recognition

Drama Desk Award

Nominee: Four 1986 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding New Play

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the deep themes and emotional weight of the play, often noting its powerful impact when performed live. Many feel that while the text can be confusing, the staging enhances understanding significantly. The play's exploration of complex moral issues has resonated with many, creating a strong impression overall.

Deep themes and emotional impactPowerful when performed liveProvokes thought on moral issuesConfusing to read at times

Synopsis

Book by Williams, Henry B.

Press Reviews

"Pulls the audience forward to analyze the social factors that contributed to the murders. It succeeds in the theatrically tricky task of putting a complex actual event into dramatic focus."
— Variety

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
DAN WHITE	—	—	—
MARY ANN WHITE	—	—	—
COP	—	—	—
SISTER BOOM BOOM	female	—	—
JIM DENMAN White's jailer	—	—	White's jailer
YOUNG MOTHER	—	—	—
MILK'S FRIEND	—	—	—
GWENN CRAIG Vice President of Harvey Milk Democratic ClubCity Supervisor	—	—	Vice President of Harvey Milk Democratic ClubCity Supervisor
HARRY BRITT Milk's successor	—	—	Milk's successor
JOSEPH FREITAS, D.A.	—	—	—
MOURNER	—	—	—
THE COURT	—	—	—
COURT CLERK	—	—	—
DOUGLAS SCHMIDT Defense Attorney	—	—	Defense Attorney
THOMAS F. NORMAN Prosecuting Attorney	—	—	Prosecuting Attorney
JOANNA LU TV Reporter	—	—	TV Reporter
PROSPECTIVE JURORS	—	—	—
JUROR #3/FOREMAN	—	—	—
BAILIFF	—	—	—
CORONER STEPHENS	—	—	—
RUDY NOTHEMBERG(Moscone's friend) Deputy Mayor, Moscone's friend	—	—	Deputy Mayor, Moscone's friend
BARBARA TAYLOR Reporter	—	—	Reporter
OFFICER BYRNE Department of Records	—	—	Department of Records
WILLIAM MALIA Civil Engineer	—	—	Civil Engineer
CYR COPERTINI Secretary to the Mayor	—	—	Secretary to the Mayor