Performers Needed for "The Verdict" Play

A once promising young attorney, Frank is a shadow of his former self, a broken man, an alcoholic, and now relegated to ambulance chasing. He has a deep integrity, though, buried inside, and is given one last chance to redeem himself, in spite of the incredible odds against him. Seeking an actor who can elicit great empathy. Stubborn, cranky, but likeable.

Mrs. McDaid is a diminutive, soft-spoken Irish lady of humble stock. A bereaved mother and plaintiff in the case. Her daughter fell into a coma at the hospital, where she was giving birth. Mary Rooney is the senior nurse, kind but demure, and a bit mousy.

Bishop Brophy is the eighth Diocese of Boston. He is the youngest member of the Roman Catholic Hierarchy to be picked to become Bishop of Boston at 39 years old. No ordinary cleric, he presides over the Church’s temporal domain of Churches, Schools, Hospitals, Sanatoriums, and Investment Portfolios. Brophy, while kind and sympathetic to Frank, is also focused on clearing the name of the Diocese at all costs. He is kind but calculating.

Eugene is the typical bar man: Good listener, helpful with advice, and trustworthy. A confident/therapist/friend for Frank. Dr. Lionel Thompson of East Hampton Hospital for Women is a seasoned medical practitioner who comes off a little laid back and aged, but knowledgeable and quick-witted.

A hard-nosed judge, buried in years of political bureaucracy and nepotism. Sweeney has certainly been corrupted by time and the business he is in. Completely unsympathetic towards anything that he seems puts into question his own opinions and outlooks.

Donna meets Frank at a bar where she is seeking work. She is an attractive woman who glides through space with great confidence and shows an intense interest in Frank, though there is a hidden agenda and intelligence she is hiding. Natalie Stampanatto is a young student admitting nurse who has been scared away but has returned to support the trial. She is kind and soft-spoken, nervous but determined to release the guilt she feels over the outcome of the case.

Moe is an old school Jewish Lawyer and mentor and old friend of Frank’s. He has always believed in Frank and has tried to help him throughout the years. An imposing figure, as large in stature as in form. Moe is the moral compass and only true ally to Frank.

More patient than Towler and a bit more sympathetic, Dr. Crowley wrote the book, literally, on Anesthesiology, and is certain of her procedural innocence in this case. Calm and composed, there is a moral high ground she lives in, that is built on her own sense of self, right or wrong.

A seasoned and experienced doctor and surgeon. Cool in nature but can crack when pushed very easily. There is an arrogance that seems earned, considering his life achievements in the medical profession.

The opposing counsel in the trial, Concannon is a confident and dignified attorney that carries himself with incredible posture and calm. A powerful person who has all the confidence of a man who has nearly never lost a battle he has fought.