Date: Ongoing every day from May 3, 2012 through May 5, 2012. 7:00 PM.
Location: Toyon Hall Lounge
On May 3, 4, and 5, the Stanford Theatre Activist is presenting Emily Mann's Execution of Justice. Execution of Justice puts the case of the People vs. Dan White itself on trial. In dual acts of violence in November 1978, Dan White killed George Moscone, the Mayor of San Francisco, and Supervisor Harvey Milk, the first openly gay officeholder in the city. The trial polarized San Francisco and highlighted deep divisions about where the city and the nation were headed. At the end of the trial, Dan White was convicted on the lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to seven years and eight months in prison. The words of the play come entirely from trial transcripts, news footage, and interviews Mann conducted with San Franciscans about the trial. Co-sponsored by the ASSU and Institute for Creativity in the Arts Execution of Justice is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French Inc., New York
Location: Toyon Hall Lounge
On May 3, 4, and 5, the Stanford Theatre Activist is presenting Emily Mann's Execution of Justice. Execution of Justice puts the case of the People vs. Dan White itself on trial. In dual acts of violence in November 1978, Dan White killed George Moscone, the Mayor of San Francisco, and Supervisor Harvey Milk, the first openly gay officeholder in the city. The trial polarized San Francisco and highlighted deep divisions about where the city and the nation were headed. At the end of the trial, Dan White was convicted on the lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to seven years and eight months in prison. The words of the play come entirely from trial transcripts, news footage, and interviews Mann conducted with San Franciscans about the trial. Co-sponsored by the ASSU and Institute for Creativity in the Arts Execution of Justice is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French Inc., New York