Twelve Angry Men is generally acknowledged to be one of the greatest courtroom dramas of all time. As I have been researching and directing Rose’s masterpiece of a text, I have often cheekily referred to my experience as a woman directing this piece as Twelve Angry Men and Me. Despite my playful impertinence, this process has presented an opportunity to consider many valuable social and ethical questions. The events of this piece are remarkably applicable to the events in our world today. The script touches on aspects of mental fortitude, ethics and conceivable doubt. It also highlights themes of racial and social inequity. Throughout the play, there is an awareness of the true value of human life in a national system where it is stated that “all men are created equal.” Like all of us, the twelve jurors we see before us have a variety of personalities, backgrounds, prejudices. They have their own victories and defeats. They hold their own sorrows and joys. They come together in this one room to use their combined experience in judgement of another. They, in effect, have not only the power to save someone from the death penalty, but the power to change one another for the better. I have felt this as we have rehearsed. I have also personally wrestled with important questions: Where am I in this story? Am I being seen? Am I being heard? Where do I stand? Do I “see” those around me? What if it were me on trial? What difference can one person make in the world around me? What if that one person is me? 

The process is not over. I am still asking questions. I am still looking for the answers. I invite you to join me in deliberation. For the next few moments, I invite you to listen, to see, to question, to empathize, and perhaps gain the courage to take a stand and make a change. What difference can one person make in the world around us? What difference can YOU make? I welcome you to this production, our production of Twelve Angry Men and YOU.

Stephanie Breinholt

Favorite performing credits include: HCT - A Christmas Carol 2024 (Jacob Marley), The Nutty Professor (Winslow), Clue: On Stage (Mr. Green), Catch Me if You Can (Everett Parker), See How They Run (Lionel Toop), Silent Sky (Peter Shaw), Treasure Island (Ben Gunn), The Play That Goes Wrong (Dennis/Perkins), Beau Jest (Joel), Over the River… (Nick), Peter and the Starcatcher (Smee), The Heart of Robin Hood (Much), and Newsies (Weisel); HCTO - My Fair Lady (Pickering), The Sound of Music, Matilda The Musical, Charley’s Aunt, The Odd Couple, Cash on Delivery!, and The Diary of Anne Frank. Ben has a Bachelor’s degree in Theatre/Speech Education from BYU-Idaho and a Master's degree in HR Management from Rollins College and works as a People Operations Manager at BambooHR. "All my love to Luana, Elliott, Oliver, and Atticus - I am the luckiest guy I know.”

Ecstatic to be on the HCT stage once again, Bradley’s favorite stage credits include: The Time Machine, Elf The Musical, Treasure Island, The Mousetrap, Murder on the Orient Express, Newsies, Cash on Delivery!, and The Diary of Anne Frank with Hale Centre Theatre; A Christmas Carol (Scrooge) and Tuck Everlasting with Hale Center Theater Orem; and Cinderella with Sundance Summer Theatre along with directing credits at HCTO, BYU, and Provo Theatre Company. Bradley holds a BA in Theatre Education and an MA in Media Literacy and Film from BYU and works as a Fine Arts Specialist with the Canyons School District. “Love to Shawnda, Ton, Win, Ike, and Bel. Y’all are the best.”

Armando is honored to be back on the HCT stage. His favorite credits include: Elf The Musical, Titanic The Musical, A Christmas Carol ‘22, Treasure Island, The Play That Goes Wrong (Trevor) with HCT; In The Heights (Usnavi) at The Grand Theatre; Sister Act with The Ruth; In The Heights with West Valley Arts; A Chorus Line (Paul) and Young Frankenstein (Dr. Frankenstein) with The Stage Door Theatre (St. George); and Disney’s Beauty and The Beast (LeFou) with St. George Musical Theatre. Armando holds a BS in Bioinformatics from Utah Tech. “"La poesia es gente con suenos"

Abrin is thrilled to be back on the HCT stage. HCT credits include: The Time Machine (Gregory Whitman), Elf The Musical (Manager), Titanic The Musical, Treasure Island (Billy Bones), Mary Poppins, Les Misérables, Seussical The Musical, Freaky Friday (Adam), The Wizard of Oz, Newsies (Albert/Bill), Tuck Everlasting, AIDA, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Joel), as well as Disney’s Beauty and The Beast and Oliver!. Abrin has also performed on the HCTO stage in Winnie the Pooh (Eeyore), Joseph…Dreamcoat, Seussical, and several Youth Performances. “Nobody cares how much you know until they know how much you care” - Theodore Roosevelt

Paul is excited to return to the Hale Centre Theatre stage after ten years in the professional acting world. He holds a MFA in Acting from the Royal Conservatoire in England, and works as a full-time actor and filmmaker. “All my love and thanks to the most incredible wife in the universe, Melanie, and our five beautifully-expressive children. Thanks to Mark and Sally, and all involved who cast me in my first Hale show nearly twenty years ago. It set the stage for my life as a professional actor.”

Glad to be back on the Hale Centre stage; Jake was most recently seen in our production of The Magician's Elephant (Police Chief), Fiddler on the Roof (Lazar Wolf), and One of the Pot as Charlie. Other performing credits include: The Pirates of Penzance - Two Man Show and The Odd Couple (Oscar) with HCTO; Three Sisters (Vershinin), A Skull in Connemara (Mick), and Antigone (Creon) with NIU Theatre. Jake is an adjunct professor of acting at BYU, a company director and artistic director at COPA Acting Conservatory, and a company member of Thrillonares Improv Theatre.

Making his HCT debut! Thomas is honored to join the company of Twelve Angry Men. Other favorite stage credits include: Arsenic and Old Lace with The Grand Theatre; Ferryman’s Daughter with Weber State University; and Body Awareness with PYGmalion. Notably, Thomas hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2021 and kayaked the Mississippi River in 2023. “Keep On Trucking”

Thrilled to be back on the HCT stage! Neal’s favorite credits include: Freaky Friday and Newsies (2018 and 2023) with HCT; Funny Girl with Sundance Summer Theatre; The Scarlet Pimpernel and Joseph…Dreamcoat with HCTO; The Fantasticks and Hula-Hoop Sha-Boop with Provo Theater Company; Sweeney Todd with Actors Repertory Theatre Ensemble. He also performed with Norwegian Cruise Lines, Opryland, U.S.A., BYU’s Young Ambassadors, and the National Premiere of The Drummings. Neal holds degrees in Music Dance Theatre, Theatre Arts Education - Directing, and a Master’s degree in Theatre and Media Arts. He currently teaches at American Fork High School, where he won “Teacher of the Year” for the state of Utah and was named in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers. “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams, live the life you imagined.”

Making his HCT debut! Sten is thrilled to join the cast for Twelve Angry Men! Performing credits include: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Radium Girls, and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time with Brigham Young University, where he graduated with a BFA in Acting. 

Making his HCT debut! Garett is honored to join the company of Twelve Angry Men on a Jewel Box Stage! He was recently seen in Catch Me If You Can at the SCERA theatre. Garett is currently attending Brigham Young University, studying in the field of Information Systems and enjoys writing and performing folk music under the moniker, Lucky Dan. "If I can make myself laugh about something that I should crying about, that's pretty good" - John Prine

Making his HCT debut! Spencer is thrilled to join Hale Centre Theatre with this production of Twelve Angry Men. Other performing credits include: The Outsiders and Love All with La Jolla Playhouse as well as Daddy Long Legs with HCTO. 

Dustin is thrilled to be back on the HCT stage! His last appearance at HCT was as Professor Plum in Clue On Stage. Some of his favorite roles include: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Goran The Spy), Seussical The Musical (Horton the Elephant) and The Wizard of Oz (The Cowardly Lion) with HCT; and Ragtime (Tateh) with The Ruth; The Drowsy Chaperone (Man in Chair) and The Music Man (Marcellus Washburn) with HCTO. He graduated from Weber State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Musical Theatre and is father to 4 cats - Sister, Brother, Kevin, and Toby. For more personal information, please email his mother. 

Making his HCT debut! Favorite performing credits include: 42nd Street with CenterPoint Legacy Theatre as well as Man of la Mancha, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, The Music Man, Joseph…Dreamcoat, The Glass Menagerie, A Delicate Balance, Barefoot in the Park, Arsenic and Old Lace, Harvey, and The Wizard of Oz. Joe holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from New York University and is the author of the Aaron Wyler series of detective novels. 

Bryan is no stranger to the HCT Stage. HCT credits include: The Magician’s Elephant,Clue On Stage, Around the World in 80 Days, Lucky Stiff, One for the Pot, The Play That Goes Wrong, Million Dollar Quartet, Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom The Musical, Wait Until Dark, Cash on Delivery!, The Nerd, Is He Dead?, The Foreigner, and Beau Jest. Other credits include HCTO - A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Sense and Sensibility, and Million Dollar Quartet; Desert Star Playhouse - playwright for Star Wards, Hungry Games, and Freezin’. Bryan especially wants to thank his friends and family for supporting his creative endeavors. “So proud of my mom, who received her masters this year at the age of 80. Never stop learning.”

Making his HCT debut! Favorite performing credits include: Doubt (Father Flynn) with Creekside Theatre Fest; Amadues (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) with Regalo Theatre Company; Pride and Prejudice (Charles Bingley) and A Christmas Carol (The Ghost of Jacob Marley) with HCTO; and Jack and Jill (Jack) and Earnest and the Pale Moon (Earnest) with the American Conservatory Theater MFA Program. Morgan holds a BFA in Acting from BYU and an MFA in Acting from the American Conservatory Theatre and is an adjunct professor at Brigham Young University and Utah Valley University. "Thank you, Jordyn, for your love and undying support. This wouldn't be possible without you."

Making his HCT debut! Dylan is thrilled to play on the Jewel Box stage in this production of Twelve Angry Men. Other favorite performing credits include: The Duchess of Malfi (Bosola) with Whispering Room Theatre; All's Well that Ends Well(Parolles) at LAMDA; and The Importance of Being Earnest (Algernon) with HCTO. Dylan holds a Master’s in Classical Acting for the Professional Theatre from LAMDA, as well as a BFA in Acting from BYU. He is the co-founder of Whispering Room Theatre as well as an adjunct instructor in the Department of Theatrical Arts for the Stage and Screen at Utah Valley University, where he teaches Acting, Stage Combat, and Voice.

A celebrated performer of the stage; Randy is thrilled to be back on the HCT boards. Favorite performing credits include: Ragtime, Disney’s Beauty and The Beast, and Annie Get Your Gun with Hale Centre Theatre; Arsenic and Old Lace with HCT, HCTO, and The Grand Theatre; Elf The Musical, Sister Act, Ragtime, The Fantastics, and Cash on Delivery with CenterPoint Legacy Theatre; as well as 1776 and The Pirates of Penzance with SCERA. “Many thanks to a very supportive wife and also to all of you! Once, a teacher told my parents on my elementary report card that "Randy seems to enjoy acting out." - I still do!”

An accomplished performer of stage and screen! Some of David's favorite credits include: The Lion in Winter (King Henry), Rainmaker (Starbuck), Other People’s Money (Lawrence Garfinkle), Heaven Can Wait (Joe Pendleton), and The Music Man (Harold Hill) on the stage as well as episodes of Shades of Treason, Tears of a King, Perfect Murder, Perfect Town, Dead by Midnight, Everwood, and Touched By An Angel. “Great thanks to my wife, Jan, for putting up with me these 44 years. It is a great privilege to work at the Hale Centre Theatre, again!” 

Making his HCT debut! Favorite roles include Odysseus in the Off-Broadway production of The Odyssey; Leontes in The Old Globe Theatre's production of A Winter's Tale; Vladimir in The Sting & Honey Company's production of Waiting for Godot; and Bill Sykes in Sundance Summer Theatre's production of Oliver!. Favorite projects for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints include narration for the Scripture Standard Works project, Victor Hugo in the 2023 Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert, The Book of Mormon Project, and Arthur Ashton in the British Pageant in Nauvoo, IL. “Thank you to my amazing wife, Annette, for her constant love and support in all my endeavors!”

Brian is thrilled to be back on the HCT stage. His stage credits include: Hello, Dolly! (Horace Vandergelder), Les Misérables (both with HCT and on the National Tour), The Count of Monte Cristo ( Abbe Faria), Sweeney Todd (Judge Turpin), Oklahoma! (Curly), The Scarlet Pimpernel (Chauvelin), Carousel (Billy Barlow), Tuck Everlasting (Angus Tuck), and Blood Brothers (Mickey). Film credits include: The Christmas Project, Saturday’s Warrior, Paradise, Believe, Black and White World, and The World’s Fastest Indian (with Sir Anthony Hopkins). Brian has a BFA in Music Dance Theater from BYU and an MFA in Interior Design from USU and works as an Interior Design Manager for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “Thank you to my family for making the sacrifices for me to be here! I love you all!”

Returning to the Hale Centre Stage, Ammar was recently seen in our recent production of The Magician’s Elephant and Around The World in 80 Days. Other favorite credits include: Shakespeare in Love with West Valley Arts; The Winter’s Tale (Polixenes) with New World Shakespeare Company; Hamlet (Osric/Player King) with Parker Theatre; and Fortinbras (Claudius) in the SLCC Black Box Theatre. Ammar has written two novels: ‘The American Kitchen” and “The Seventh Amendment” He holds a BA in Law and an A.S. in Theatre Arts and works at Catholic Community Services of Utah. “Love life…Life will love you.” 

Excited to be back on the HCT stage! Acting credits include: HCT - Catch Me If You Can, One For the Pot, Cash on Delivery!, and The Scarlet Pimpernel; Sugarfactory Playhouse - A Christmas Carol (Scrooge), Beau Jest, Catch Me If You Can, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Curtains; Murray Arts - The Little Mermaid; Midvale Arts - A Midsummer Night’s Dream; and Draper Theatre - Macbeth; Kensington Theater - The Crucible. Mark holds a degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from the U of U recently retired from the Utah Medical Association. “Fears, when faced, diminish and may even disappear.”

A familiar face to our HCT audiences, Chandler’s HCT credits include: The Addams Family (2019 & 2024) Catch Me If You Can, See How They Run, Lucky Stiff, One for the Pot, The Mousetrap, Murder on the Orient Express, AIDA, Big River, and Ghost: The Musical. Other favorite credits include: Gerald Lynch Theater - Sweeney Todd and Macbeth. Chandler graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and holds a Master’s in Education from Saint John’s University. Chandler teaches English and coordinates the International Baccalaureate program at West Jordan High School. “I would like to thank my wonderful wife, parents, and children for their love and support.”

A familiar face to our HCT audiences, Derrick was most recently seen in our productions of Catch Me If You Can and See How They Run. Favorite stage credits include: Lucky Stiff, A Christmas Carol , The Music Man, and Phantom with Hale Centre Theatre. Other credits include: Peter Pan (Captain Hook), and Little Shop Of Horrors (Seymour) to name a few of the over 100 productions he has been involved with. Television credits include: “Yellowstone”, “ Granite Flats”, and the Hallmark movie “I’m not ready for Chiristmas.” Derrick earned his BA and MA from Weber State University and works in Security Software. “When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.” - Wayne Dyer

Returning to the Jewel Box Stage! Zechariah was last seen in our production of Murder on the Orient Express. Other favorite performing credits include: The Cherry Orchard with Brigham Young University; Oliver! with HCTO; as well as the film “Escape From Germany” by T.C. Christensen. Zechariah is currently pursuing his BFA in Acting from BYU. “I am grateful to my wife, who balances my crazy performance schedule with her own crazy performance schedule.”

Making his HCT debut! Parley is thrilled to join Hale Centre Theatre for this production of Twelve Angry Men. Other notable performing credits include: Crazy For You and Wait Until Dark with BYU as well as Pride and Prejudice with HCTO. Parley will graduate from Brigham Young University with a BFA in Acting in Spring 2025. 

A professor of voice and acting in the BFA Acting & Music Dance Theatre programs at BYU, Stephanie is a nationally recognized director, award-winning educator, voice and dialect coach, designer, and stage, screen and voice-over actor. She has received national commendations from the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, the National Alliance of Acting Teachers, and the Association for Theatre in Higher Education. Some of her favorite shows she has directed here in Utah have been Crazy for You and the nationally acclaimed productions of Radium Girls and Our Town at BYU and The Music Man at Sundance. She has been thrilled and honored to collaborate with the most brilliant and talented 26 “Angry Men” and production team for this show. A huge thanks to her biggest fans Steve, Tate, Lucas, and Hannah who make it all possible.

Megan is thrilled to be back in the Stage Manager seat at Hale Centre Theatre after helming The Time Machine, Silent Sky, Always...Patsy Cline, Daddy Long Legs, Murder on the Orient Express, and our 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 productions of A Christmas Carol. Favorite Stage Management credits include: SCERA Shell-Newsies; Noorda Performing Arts Center - Week of Dreams Events; Ragan Theater - Die Fledermaus; UVU - Jumpers. Asst. Stage Manager - Sundance Summer Theatre for Joseph...Dreamcoat. Stage Management Intern - O’Neill Theatre Center in Waterford, CT. Megan received her Associates of Arts from Snow College with an emphasis in Theatre and her Bachelor of Arts from Utah Valley University in Theatre. She graduated from both programs Summa Cum Laude. Megan also won the National Award in Stage Management at KCACTF Region 8 Competition in 2018. “You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” - AA Milne.

Jenn’s work was most recently seen as the Scenic Designer for Little Women, The Magician’s Elephant, Clue On Stage, Catch Me If You Can, Hans Christian Andersen in New York, See How They Run, The Light in the Piazza, One for the Pot, The Mousetrap, Bright Star, The Addams Family, Freaky Friday, and Steel Magnolias. Recent costume design credits for HCT: Disney’s Beauty and The Beast, Clue On Stage, Elf The Musical, Singin’ in the Rain, Guys and Dolls, The Wizard of Oz, and Aida. Other Scenic Designs for HCT include The Nerd, Big River, Beau Jest, Over the River and Through the Woods, Is He Dead?, The Foreigner, The 39 Steps, and The Game’s Afoot. Jenn has also done scenic design for Utah State Theater’s Lincoln Center’s KCACT award-winning design for Sweeney Todd, Mad Woman of Chailott, and lighting designer for Love's Labour's Lost, Utah Lyric’s The Foreigner, Sandy City’s Hairspray, and Park City’s Jesus Christ Superstar, My Fair Lady, Trailer Park, and many more. Jenn has a BFA from the U of U in Theatre Design and an MFA from Utah State in Scenic Design. Jenn has been with HCT in some capacity for nigh on 27 years. “Thank you to my family for their support and love. A special thanks to Isaac, without you this would be impossible.”   

La has worked extensively as a costume designer, designing nearly fifty productions for theatre, dance, and opera across the Western United States over the past fifteen years. Her work has been at companies such as Sundance Summer Theatre, Plan B Theatre Co., Utah Festival Opera and Musical Theatre, Oregon Cabaret Theatre, Salt Lake Acting Company, Utah Valley University, and Brigham Young University.

La holds an MFA in Costume Design and works as an Associate Professor of Costume Design and Technology at Utah Valley University, where she is also the Chair of the Theatre Department. Additionally, she has co-produced the past three summer musicals at Sundance for UVU. La loves local theatre and is grateful for a community that embraces the arts.

Emma is enthused to be a part of this design team at Hale Centre Theatre after having called this space home for the last 5 years. where she serves as the Assistant Lighting Supervisor. Previous lighting design credits include: Associate Lighting Designer for The Time Machine on the Jewel Box Stage at Hale Centre Theatre, Lighting Design for Mary Poppins Jr. on the Jewel Box Stage, Finding Nemo Jr. on Centre Stage at Hale Centre Theatre, Schwabacher Summer Concert for the San Francisco Opera’s Merola Program, My Fair Lady and A Christmas Carol at Hale Centre Theatre Orem. The Clean-Up Project, Aftershock, My Brother Is A Vampire, Fire! and Bitter Lemon with Plan-B Theatre Co. at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center. Emma earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts, with an emphasis in Theatrical Lighting Design from Utah Valley University, and was the first to do so at that institution. 

Griffin has been mixing sound for shows on our Jewel Box and Center Stages for the last six years and recently provided the sound design for last season’s productions of Clue On Stage, Freaky Friday The Musical (Youth), and associate sound design for The Addams Family. He has a passion for sound and the way it pushes stories to new heights! Some of his previous design credits include See How They Run (HCT), Finding Nemo Jr. (HCT), One for the Pot (HCT), Frozen Jr. (HCT), Urinetown, Once On This Island Jr., Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (RAC), Little Women (RAC), Footloose (RAC), and Into The Woods (RAC). Griffin is excited about future shows here at Hale Centre Theatre and is grateful for all those who have and continue to support him on his journey through life!

Danna has worked at Hale Centre Theatre in various departments for 20 years. Much of that time was as

Master Electrician, Lighting Design, and Lighting Department Head. She has created designs for The Nerd, Is He Dead?, AIDA, Freaky Friday, and Wait Until Dark. Danna is now the head of the Properties Department for Hale Centre Theatre and has provided the prop design for Little Women, Disney’s Beauty and The Beast, The Magician's Elephant, The Addams Family, The Nutty Professor, The Time Machine, Clue On Stage, Catch Me If You Can, and Hans Christian Andersen in New York as well as contributing to our production of The Three Musketeers and Tarzan. "Thank you to my wonderful team who help make such amazing things. It's so fun to create with you!"  

Some of Trisha’s favorite designs for HCT include: School of Rock, Guys and Dolls, Murder on the Orient Express, Million Dollar Quartet, Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom The Musical, Matilda, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Sister Act, The Pirate Queen, Big Fish, Is He Dead?, Les Misérables, Brigadoon, The 39 Steps, Zorro the Musical, A Tale of Two Cities and Hello, Dolly!. Trisha holds a BA in Theatre Studies from the U of U and has worked at Pioneer Theatre Company, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Utah Opera, Ballet West, Utah Festival Opera, as well as touring productions of Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, Edward Scissorhands, and Rat Pack Live at the Sands. “Thank you to the best wig crew in the business; you guys make it all happen! Special thanks to Krissa, Candice, and Marnee' you are a million! All my love to Mr. & Mrs. People."

As Projections Designer, Madeline’s work was recently seen in productions of The Addams Family, A Christmas Carol, Fiddler on the Roof, Light in the Piazza, Silent Sky, Daddy Long Legs, and more at HCT. She has also been able to design Scenery for HCT for Fiddler on the Roof, Silent Sky, Daddy Long Legs, Murder on the Orient Express, and Oklahoma! (Sundance); Fire! and Singing to the Brine Shrimp (Plan B Theatre). Madeline earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Scenic Design from Utah Valley University. 

Nick serves as Hale Centre Theatre’s Head of Automation and resident Automation Designer and Programmer. Of the many shows he’s been a part of here at HCT, his favorites include: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Treasure Island, The Little Mermaid, Titanic The Musical, Fiddler on the Roof, & Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. Beyond HCT, Nick once held a distinguished career with Disney Live Entertainment as a Senior Show Control Designer where he had been instrumental in designing and programming sophisticated show control and automation systems for landmark attractions, including Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge and Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance. His work also spans large-scale spectaculars such as Frozen, Live at the Hyperion, Fantasmic!, numerous castle firework displays, and most recently, Luminous: The Symphony of Us at Epcot