The Night of January 16th
by Ayn Rand
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A great financier's mistress stands accused of his murder, with their defiance of society's standards as the greatest evidence of her guilt. First produced on Broadway in 1935, Ayn Rand's courtroom thriller successfully employs a jury selected from the audience. |
Performed October 16 - 25, 1998, in Cedar Park, Texas at the Williamson County Annex Courtroom (Thank You Judge Staudt) by the following cast:
| Judge Veronica Heath: | Francine Barnes | |
| D.A. Charles Montgomery Flint: | Randall Holahan | |
| Defense Attorney Stevens: | Dave Butts | |
| Karen Andre: | Pam Gratehouse | |
| Dr. Elizabeth Kirkland: | Jan Horton | |
| John Joseph Hutchins: | Brad Schutz | |
| Homer Van Fleet: | Hank Basse | |
| Inspector Elmer Sweeny: | Ken Malin | |
| Magda Svenson: | Brenda Shirk | |
| Nancy Lee Faulkner: | Suzan Show | |
| John Graham Whitfield: | Kyle Evens | |
| Sigourney Jungquist: | Cynthia Schiebel | |
| Lawrence "Guts" Regan: | Avi Kumar | |
| Edith Chandler: | Cindy Kumar | |
| Court Clerk (Charlotte Perkins): | Jana Chelese | |
| Baliff: | Terry Davis | |
| Assistant to District Attorney: | Jennifer Rebber |
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| DATE | Verdict |
|---|---|
| October 16, 1998 | Not Guilty |
| October 17, 1998 | Not Guilty |
| October 18, 1998 | Not Guilty |
| October 23, 1998 | Not Guilty |
| October 24, 1998 | Not Guilty |
| October 25, 1998 | Guilty |