Twelve Angry Men (1955 play)

Twelve Angry Men
Written bySherman L. Sergel
Based on"Twelve Angry Men"
Date premiered1955
Place premieredSan Francisco, California
SubjectA courthouse drama: a boy's life at stake in the hands of the jury
GenreDrama
SettingA jury room, "the present," summer

Twelve Angry Men is a play by Sherman L. Sergel adapted from the 1954 teleplay of the same title by Reginald Rose for the CBS Studio One anthology television series. Versions of the play are often performed as Twelve Angry Jurors and Twelve Angry Women.