Mary Jo Greco/Juror #1 is a retired college president who made her community theater debut in 2019. Most recently she appeared in Monument Arts and Cultural Center’s South Pacific (Bloody Mary), Bennington Theater’s Scrooge in Rouge (Vesta Virile), Fort Salem Theater’s Mary Poppins (Mrs. Brill), Dorset Players, 9 to 5 (Detective and Ensemble), Kiss Me Kate (Ralph, Pops), and Little Women (Hannah). She performed in Bennington Theater’s It’s a Wonderful Life: A Radio play (Foley Girl) and in Hubbard Hall’s Grant’s Ghost (Julia Dent Grant). Mary Jo has also enjoyed working as producer, stage manager, crew, ensemble, house manager and usher for various local productions.

Becky Nawrath/Juror #2 Becky is thrilled to be making her debut at Bennington Theater. She has been involved in over 36 plays with the Dorset Players spanning 26 years. She has been on stage and behind the scenes as make-up artist, producer, house manager, usher, box office, stage manager & board member.    

Doug Ryan/Juror #3 has performed with Oldcastle, Dorset Theater Festival, and Hubbard Hall where he played Tartuffe in Tartuffe, Harpagon in The Miser, and Rosencrantz in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead. A graduate of Bennington College, he works at SVMC. He thanks David and John for this opportunity to play.

Kathleen Thunberg/Juror #4 trained in Meisner and Method techniques in NYC. She was artistic director/cofounder of Ravenswood Theatre in NYC. Bennington Theater performances—Scrooge in Rouge, Murder by the Book, The Back Porch Gang, Bridge Theory, Giving, Coffee with the Boss, Snowball, In the Rooms Where My Memories Live, The Way Out, Love Letters.  Contact: katberg13@gmail.com 

April Patrick/Juror #5 April is a writer-performer from Houston TX whose credits include Equinox Murder Mystery (Dorothy); Scrooge in Rouge (caroler); Murder by the Book (narrator). She co-wrote & starred in Rooms where My Memories Live. She’s the facilitator of Writers for Recovery at Turning Point Center of Bennington. 

sxr gripp/Juror #6 SXR GRIPP is a straight-up loon. Zeen.glasseyeballs.com/bio/

Rick Burgoon/Juror #7 moved to Bennington with his wife, Jenn, in 2018. He served for five years as a criminal defense attorney for the indigent accused and a year as a middle school teacher at Sacred Heart Catholic School.  This is Rick’s second stage performance.  Rick earned his BS in Biology, BA in Psychology, and BA in Political Science from the University of California, Irvine, his JD from the University of New Hampshire, and his MBA, Entrepreneurship, from San Diego State University.  Rick currently serves as Business/Legal Advisor to Actyon Discovery, Inc. located in San Diego California.

Leo Hernandez/Juror #8 is an actor from Fort Worth, Texas currently residing in Massachusetts. He was a part of the inaugural class at the Art Of Acting Studio in Los Angeles. Having his Ghent Playhouse debut in “All My Sons” as Chris Keller, and then his second show at Ghent in “The Outsider” as Dave Riley, he is thrilled to take on the role of Juror number 8. He would like to dedicate all performances to his friends and family who have supported him and his son, Oliver.

David Flinn/Juror #9 is celebrating 51 years in the theater this year.  He has a BFA in acting and was in the Master’s Directing program at the University of Texas-Austin.

Hope Jasper/Juror #10   12 Angry Jurors marks Hope’s seventh production since moving here from NYC in 2022. Most recently, she appeared as Miss Hannigan in Annie and Yente in Fiddler on the Roof at the MAC Center.

Jackie Degiorgis/Juror # 11 is a “realistic actress” with a teaching day job. Her favorite past performances include Ida in The Cemetery Club; The Narrator in The Rocky Horror Show; Rima West in Dolly West’s Kitched; and Helga ten Dorp in Deathtrap. Special thanks go out to her husband Butch for his love, support, and continued willingness to eat take out; her stepchildren for welcoming her into their lives, and her daughter Sam – who remains Jackie’s greatest production.

Thomas J. Stevens/Juror #12 Tom was born in Glens Falls NY and grew up as an only child in a rural farming community with his two best friends, his dog and his imagination. He spent his early years drawing cartoons and dreaming of starships. Inspired by a high school English teacher, he fell in love with acting but has never performed outside of classes in high school and college. He moved to VT in 1998 for new opportunities and currently works for a local Civil Engineering company. This production will be his debut performance at Bennington Theater.