Ashley Griffin
Directed by
LORI PETTY
"If this show were on Broadway it would win the Pulitzer."
A young woman waiting for her own judgement in the bureaucratic system of the afterlife finds herself in the role of judge and jury to determine the eternal fate of the man responsible for her death. Inspired by a true story.
Trial is gearing up for an extended NYC commercial production with lead producer Fred Rohan-Vargas (Broadway's Company, Parade) with Brierpatch Productions (Church and State) as General Managers/Executive Producers. Trial workshops at The American Theater of Actors (NYC), directed by Lori Petty. It has been developed at Broadway's Manhattan Theater Club and presented at TheaterLab and the Tilles Center. Actors who have been a part of the show include Finn Wittrock (American Horror Story,) Kate Siegel (The Fall of the House of Usher), Callum Blue (The Tudors), Tony nominees Geneva Carr (Hand to God,) Steve Hauck (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,) and more. In 2019 creator Ashley Griffin and director Lori Petty received the WellLife Network Award for their work on the show and Ashley received a county commendation for its advocacy impact.
Trial had a developmental reading at Broadway's Manhattan Theater Club directed by Lori Petty (Orange is the New Black, A League of Their Own, Poker House) and featuring Geneva Carr (Tony Nomination - Hand to God,) Oona Laurence (Tony Award - Matilda, Southpaw,) Xanthe Elbrick (Tony Nomination - Coram Boy,) Steve Hauck (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,) and more
Trial reading at Manhattan Theater Club, directed by Lori Petty.
TRIAL was featured in Megan Besler's best selling book, "I Will Not Be Silenced"
"Last night was one of the purest, most freeing moments of my life. I've never felt so empowered...than I did last night watching (TRIAL.)...When this play opened...I wanted to make it to New York so bad because of the story behind it...I knew I had to go no matter what...Last night was that play. I got so moved by these situations that by the end of the play I was in tears...because it truly was SO heavy to hear. It touched me so deeply and (Ashley Griffin's) speech afterward...it felt like she was speaking right to me...I needed this night more than I can ever explain." - Megan Besler, "I Will Not Be Silenced"
About the show
TRIAL was featured with Common Ground Theatre Company in 2021. Check out the video of the talkback about the show.
TRIAL had an industry reading in Spring, 2024 produced by Fred Rohan-Vargas (Parade, Company) directed by Lori Petty and featuring Kate Siegel (The Fall of the House of Usher), Callum Blue (The Tudors), Jennifer Bareilles (The Thanksgiving Play) and more
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