Execution of Justice

Preview Dates: July 12, 13 &15
Opening Date: July 16
Performance Dates: July 17–25

It’s 1978, and San Francisco is a divided city. The brutal murders of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk — the nation’s first openly gay elected official — shocked a nation. This gripping documentary play examines the trial of Dan White, the disgruntled former city supervisor whose reduced voluntary manslaughter conviction, rather than murder in the first degree, sparked outrage and introduced the infamous “Twinkie defense.” Ripped from the headlines, personal interviews, and court documents of the past but still resonating powerfully today, this play confronts themes of justice, prejudice, and privilege and grapples with the issues of gun violence and systemic homophobia. This contemporary classic challenges us to reflect on our identity as a nation.

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WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
Emily Mann

Ticket Price: $50–$60

“Execution of Justice” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com

Creatives

Emily Mann

Director / Playwright

Emily Mann is a Tony-nominated director and playwright and a Tony Award-winning Artistic Director.  In her 30 years as Artistic Director and Resident Playwright at McCarter Theatre Center in Princeton, New Jersey, she wrote 15 new plays and adaptations, directed over 50 productions, produced 180 plays and musicals, and supported and directed the work of emerging and legendary playwrights including Ntozake Shange, Athol Fugard, Edward Albee, Christopher Durang, Nilo Cruz, Joyce Carol Oates, Tarell Alvin McCraney and Danai Gurira and is known for her productions of Williams, Lorca, Chekhov, and Shakespeare.  On Broadway, she directed her own plays Execution of Justice and Having Our Say, Nilo Cruz’s Anna in the Tropics and A Streetcar Named Desire.  Her other plays include: Still Life; Annulla, An Autobiography; Greensboro (A Requiem); Meshugah; Mrs. Packard;  Gloria: A Life which aired on PBS’  Great Performances. and The Pianist, a play with music. Her adaptations include: Baby Doll, Scenes from a Marriage, Uncle Vanya, The Cherry Orchard, A Seagull in the Hamptons, The House of Bernarda Alba, and Antigone.  She recently premiered On Cedar Street, a new musical co-written with Lucy Simon, Carmel Dean and Susan Birkenhead.  Awards include: Peabody, Guggenheim, Hull Warriner, NAACP, 6 Obies; Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, WGA nominations; Princeton University Honorary Doctorate of Arts; Helen Merrill Distinguished Playwrights’ Award; Margo Jones Award; TCG Visionary Leadership Award; The Lilly Award and Gordon Davidson Awards both for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater.  She has recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award from The Dramatists Guild in Playwriting and is a proud member of The Dramatists Guild Council.  She has been inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Theater Hall of Fame. She has just completed writing a new play, Code Red, due for production in the coming year. 

Brittany Vasta – Scenic Designer

Jen Caprio – Co-Costume Designer

Michelle Ridley – Co-Costume Designer

Jeanette Yew – Lighting Designer

Mark Bennett – Sound Designer

Nicholas Hussong – Projections Designer

Production Stage Manager – Cheryl Mintz

Performances

July 16 @ 6:00 pm Week Four (July 12–19)

Chautauqua Theater Company presents Execution of Justice

Bratton Theater

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Chautauqua Theater Company presents Execution of Justice

Wednesday, July 16th 2025 @ 6:00 pm

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Chautauqua Theater Company presents Execution of Justice

Written and Directed by Emily Mann

It’s 1978, and San Francisco is a divided city. The brutal murders of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk—the nation’s first openly gay elected official—shocked a nation. This gripping documentary play examines the trial of Dan White, the disgruntled former city supervisor whose reduced voluntary manslaughter conviction, rather than murder in the first degree, sparked outrage and introduced the infamous “Twinkie defense.” Ripped from the headlines, personal interviews, and court documents of the past but still resonating powerfully today, this play confronts themes of justice, prejudice, and privilege and grapples with the issues of gun violence and systemic homophobia. This contemporary classic challenges us to reflect on our identity as a nation.

Recommended for audiences ages 13 and older.

This performance is made possible in part by The Edith B. and Arthur E. Earley Fund for the Performing Arts, The Agnes H. and Hal A. Fausnaugh Fund for Theater Programming, and The Arnold and Jill Bellowe Fund for Theater.

July 17 @ 2:00 pm Week Four (July 12–19)

Chautauqua Theater Company presents Execution of Justice

Bratton Theater

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Thursday, July 17th 2025 @ 2:00 pm

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Chautauqua Theater Company presents Execution of Justice

Written and Directed by Emily Mann

It’s 1978, and San Francisco is a divided city. The brutal murders of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk—the nation’s first openly gay elected official—shocked a nation. This gripping documentary play examines the trial of Dan White, the disgruntled former city supervisor whose reduced voluntary manslaughter conviction, rather than murder in the first degree, sparked outrage and introduced the infamous “Twinkie defense.” Ripped from the headlines, personal interviews, and court documents of the past but still resonating powerfully today, this play confronts themes of justice, prejudice, and privilege and grapples with the issues of gun violence and systemic homophobia. This contemporary classic challenges us to reflect on our identity as a nation.

Recommended for audiences ages 13 and older.

July 17 @ 7:30 pm Week Four (July 12–19)

Chautauqua Theater Company presents Execution of Justice

Bratton Theater

$50 – $60 View Details

Thursday, July 17th 2025 @ 7:30 pm

Bratton Theater

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Chautauqua Theater Company presents Execution of Justice

Written and Directed by Emily Mann

It’s 1978, and San Francisco is a divided city. The brutal murders of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk—the nation’s first openly gay elected official—shocked a nation. This gripping documentary play examines the trial of Dan White, the disgruntled former city supervisor whose reduced voluntary manslaughter conviction, rather than murder in the first degree, sparked outrage and introduced the infamous “Twinkie defense.” Ripped from the headlines, personal interviews, and court documents of the past but still resonating powerfully today, this play confronts themes of justice, prejudice, and privilege and grapples with the issues of gun violence and systemic homophobia. This contemporary classic challenges us to reflect on our identity as a nation.

Recommended for audiences ages 13 and older.

July 18 @ 2:00 pm Week Four (July 12–19)

Chautauqua Theater Company presents Execution of Justice

Bratton Theater

$50 – $60 View Details

Friday, July 18th 2025 @ 2:00 pm

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Chautauqua Theater Company presents Execution of Justice

Written and Directed by Emily Mann

It’s 1978, and San Francisco is a divided city. The brutal murders of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk—the nation’s first openly gay elected official—shocked a nation. This gripping documentary play examines the trial of Dan White, the disgruntled former city supervisor whose reduced voluntary manslaughter conviction, rather than murder in the first degree, sparked outrage and introduced the infamous “Twinkie defense.” Ripped from the headlines, personal interviews, and court documents of the past but still resonating powerfully today, this play confronts themes of justice, prejudice, and privilege and grapples with the issues of gun violence and systemic homophobia. This contemporary classic challenges us to reflect on our identity as a nation.

Recommended for audiences ages 13 and older.

July 18 @ 7:30 pm Week Four (July 12–19)

Chautauqua Theater Company presents Execution of Justice

Bratton Theater

$50 – $60 View Details

Friday, July 18th 2025 @ 7:30 pm

Bratton Theater

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Chautauqua Theater Company presents Execution of Justice

Written and Directed by Emily Mann

It’s 1978, and San Francisco is a divided city. The brutal murders of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk—the nation’s first openly gay elected official—shocked a nation. This gripping documentary play examines the trial of Dan White, the disgruntled former city supervisor whose reduced voluntary manslaughter conviction, rather than murder in the first degree, sparked outrage and introduced the infamous “Twinkie defense.” Ripped from the headlines, personal interviews, and court documents of the past but still resonating powerfully today, this play confronts themes of justice, prejudice, and privilege and grapples with the issues of gun violence and systemic homophobia. This contemporary classic challenges us to reflect on our identity as a nation.

Recommended for audiences ages 13 and older.

July 19 @ 4:00 pm Week Four (July 12–19)

Chautauqua Theater Company presents Execution of Justice

Bratton Theater

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Saturday, July 19th 2025 @ 4:00 pm

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Chautauqua Theater Company presents Execution of Justice

Written and Directed by Emily Mann

It’s 1978, and San Francisco is a divided city. The brutal murders of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk—the nation’s first openly gay elected official—shocked a nation. This gripping documentary play examines the trial of Dan White, the disgruntled former city supervisor whose reduced voluntary manslaughter conviction, rather than murder in the first degree, sparked outrage and introduced the infamous “Twinkie defense.” Ripped from the headlines, personal interviews, and court documents of the past but still resonating powerfully today, this play confronts themes of justice, prejudice, and privilege and grapples with the issues of gun violence and systemic homophobia. This contemporary classic challenges us to reflect on our identity as a nation.

Recommended for audiences ages 13 and older.

July 20 @ 2:00 pm Week Five (July 19–26)

Chautauqua Theater Company presents Execution of Justice

Bratton Theater

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Sunday, July 20th 2025 @ 2:00 pm

Bratton Theater

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Chautauqua Theater Company presents Execution of Justice

Written and Directed by Emily Mann

It’s 1978, and San Francisco is a divided city. The brutal murders of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk—the nation’s first openly gay elected official—shocked a nation. This gripping documentary play examines the trial of Dan White, the disgruntled former city supervisor whose reduced voluntary manslaughter conviction, rather than murder in the first degree, sparked outrage and introduced the infamous “Twinkie defense.” Ripped from the headlines, personal interviews, and court documents of the past but still resonating powerfully today, this play confronts themes of justice, prejudice, and privilege and grapples with the issues of gun violence and systemic homophobia. This contemporary classic challenges us to reflect on our identity as a nation.

Recommended for audiences ages 13 and older.

July 20 @ 7:30 pm Week Five (July 19–26)

Chautauqua Theater Company presents Execution of Justice

Bratton Theater

$50 – $60 View Details

Sunday, July 20th 2025 @ 7:30 pm

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Chautauqua Theater Company presents Execution of Justice

Written and Directed by Emily Mann

It’s 1978, and San Francisco is a divided city. The brutal murders of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk—the nation’s first openly gay elected official—shocked a nation. This gripping documentary play examines the trial of Dan White, the disgruntled former city supervisor whose reduced voluntary manslaughter conviction, rather than murder in the first degree, sparked outrage and introduced the infamous “Twinkie defense.” Ripped from the headlines, personal interviews, and court documents of the past but still resonating powerfully today, this play confronts themes of justice, prejudice, and privilege and grapples with the issues of gun violence and systemic homophobia. This contemporary classic challenges us to reflect on our identity as a nation.

Recommended for audiences ages 13 and older.

July 22 @ 4:00 pm Week Five (July 19–26)

Chautauqua Theater Company presents Execution of Justice

Bratton Theater

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Tuesday, July 22nd 2025 @ 4:00 pm

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Chautauqua Theater Company presents Execution of Justice

Written and Directed by Emily Mann

It’s 1978, and San Francisco is a divided city. The brutal murders of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk—the nation’s first openly gay elected official—shocked a nation. This gripping documentary play examines the trial of Dan White, the disgruntled former city supervisor whose reduced voluntary manslaughter conviction, rather than murder in the first degree, sparked outrage and introduced the infamous “Twinkie defense.” Ripped from the headlines, personal interviews, and court documents of the past but still resonating powerfully today, this play confronts themes of justice, prejudice, and privilege and grapples with the issues of gun violence and systemic homophobia. This contemporary classic challenges us to reflect on our identity as a nation.

Recommended for audiences ages 13 and older.

July 23 @ 2:00 pm Week Five (July 19–26)

Chautauqua Theater Company presents Execution of Justice

Bratton Theater

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Wednesday, July 23rd 2025 @ 2:00 pm

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Chautauqua Theater Company presents Execution of Justice

Written and Directed by Emily Mann

It’s 1978, and San Francisco is a divided city. The brutal murders of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk—the nation’s first openly gay elected official—shocked a nation. This gripping documentary play examines the trial of Dan White, the disgruntled former city supervisor whose reduced voluntary manslaughter conviction, rather than murder in the first degree, sparked outrage and introduced the infamous “Twinkie defense.” Ripped from the headlines, personal interviews, and court documents of the past but still resonating powerfully today, this play confronts themes of justice, prejudice, and privilege and grapples with the issues of gun violence and systemic homophobia. This contemporary classic challenges us to reflect on our identity as a nation.

Recommended for audiences ages 13 and older.

July 23 @ 7:30 pm Week Five (July 19–26)

Chautauqua Theater Company presents Execution of Justice

Bratton Theater

$50 – $60 View Details

Wednesday, July 23rd 2025 @ 7:30 pm

Bratton Theater

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Chautauqua Theater Company presents Execution of Justice

Written and Directed by Emily Mann

It’s 1978, and San Francisco is a divided city. The brutal murders of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk—the nation’s first openly gay elected official—shocked a nation. This gripping documentary play examines the trial of Dan White, the disgruntled former city supervisor whose reduced voluntary manslaughter conviction, rather than murder in the first degree, sparked outrage and introduced the infamous “Twinkie defense.” Ripped from the headlines, personal interviews, and court documents of the past but still resonating powerfully today, this play confronts themes of justice, prejudice, and privilege and grapples with the issues of gun violence and systemic homophobia. This contemporary classic challenges us to reflect on our identity as a nation.

Recommended for audiences ages 13 and older.

July 24 @ 2:00 pm Week Five (July 19–26)

Chautauqua Theater Company presents Execution of Justice

Bratton Theater

$50 – $60 View Details

Thursday, July 24th 2025 @ 2:00 pm

Bratton Theater

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Chautauqua Theater Company presents Execution of Justice

Written and Directed by Emily Mann

It’s 1978, and San Francisco is a divided city. The brutal murders of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk—the nation’s first openly gay elected official—shocked a nation. This gripping documentary play examines the trial of Dan White, the disgruntled former city supervisor whose reduced voluntary manslaughter conviction, rather than murder in the first degree, sparked outrage and introduced the infamous “Twinkie defense.” Ripped from the headlines, personal interviews, and court documents of the past but still resonating powerfully today, this play confronts themes of justice, prejudice, and privilege and grapples with the issues of gun violence and systemic homophobia. This contemporary classic challenges us to reflect on our identity as a nation.

Recommended for audiences ages 13 and older.

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