THE STORY: Anthony, a retired man in his sixties, and his wife, Christie, live in relative serenity until he is selected to sit on the jury for a sensational courtroom case. A terrorist, an attractive woman in her thirties, is being tried for complicity in a bank hold-up and the resulting murder of a guard. The play, which takes place in the aging couple’s living room and in the mind of Anthony, examines such complex issues as justice versus individual compassion, and the nature of radicalism, in a surprisingly simple, affecting story.
A timely and powerful portrait of a quiet older man who, upon being selected as a juror in a terrorist’s trial, is forced to take a searching look at himself, his wife, and the society in which he lives.
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Flight Lines and Crossings.
