The Manor Club Theatre will proudly present the courtroom drama, The Night of January 16th for its spring mainstage production. Written by novelist and 20th Century philosopher, Ayn Rand, The Night of January 16th is set in a courtroom during a murder trial and was inspired by the 1932 death of the "Match King", Ivar Kreuger. An unusual feature of the play is that members of the audience are chosen to play the jury. The court hears the case of Karen Andre, a former secretary and lover of businessman Bjorn Faulkner, of whose murder she is accused. The play does not directly portray the events leading to Faulkner's death; instead, the jury must rely on character testimony to decide whether Andre is guilty. The play's ending depends on the verdict and will vary from performance to performance.

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