When senior Connor Williams heard the spring play would be “12 Angry Jurors,” he said he anticipated all of the drama portrayed on stage.

Williams said his character, juror four, along with the other jurors, portray a variety of different personalities.

“I am juror four. There are no names because it’s supposed to be like if a jury actually got together they don’t know each other’s names,” Williams said. “I am rich, well-spoken and think I am a little better than everyone else.”

Director Jodi Hatzenbeller said the play takes place in one room with emotional characters.

“It’s a courtroom drama, although most of it takes place in the jury room after the final case has been argued. It’s 12 jurors who have to decide the fate of a young man who allegedly stabbed his father to death,” Hatzenbeller said.

Hatzenbeller said she chose the show because of the dramatic scenes.

“I thought it would be good for us to do an intense drama with a relatively small cast that provided some really good acting opportunities,” Hatzenbeller said. “I wanted to do something with a specific unit set for our tech crew to build because we haven’t done a set with walls for quite a few shows now.”

Williams said he enjoys productions with a smaller cast because all of the performers become closer to one another.

“Small casts are a lot more fun because you get to know everyone a lot better and everyone is all together, whereas in larger casts everyone gets to do little things with each other,” Williams said.

Hatzenbeller said she looks forward to the moment when the characters start to argue while dealing with their emotions and being trapped inside of a courtroom.

“I am most excited about creating these really big dramatic moments and tension between characters because they are confined in this hot room and tensions flare and patience dwindles,” Hatzenbeller said.

Hatzenbeller said students should attend the show because of its relevance to today’s society.

“I think even though it was written in the ‘50s it has a lot to do with things going on in society today,” Hatzenbeller said. “It’s about power dynamics and gender and race and wrongful imprisonment, so there are a lot of contemporary topics addressed.”

Performances take place at 7 p.m. April 29 and 30 and 2 p.m. May 1 in the auditorium.