Overview
A Time To Kill
pre-Broadway world premiere
A TIME TO KILL
adapted for the stage by Rupert Holmes
based upon the book by John Grisham
by special arrangement with Daryl Roth
May 6–June 19, 2011 in the Kreeger
John Grisham’s stunning first novel comes to the stage in this world premiere adaptation by Tony Award winner Rupert Holmes. After an unspeakable crime is committed against his daughter, Carl Lee Hailey takes the law into his own hands. Now on trial for murder, Carl Lee’s only hope lies with two young, idealistic lawyers who are outmatched by a formidable district attorney and under attack from both sides of a racially divided city. A Time to Kill asks audiences to consider the true meaning of justice.
A TIME TO KILL
adapted for the stage by Rupert Holmes
based upon the book by John Grisham
by special arrangement with Daryl Roth
May 6–June 19, 2011 in the Kreeger
John Grisham’s stunning first novel comes to the stage in this world premiere adaptation by Tony Award winner Rupert Holmes. After an unspeakable crime is committed against his daughter, Carl Lee Hailey takes the law into his own hands. Now on trial for murder, Carl Lee’s only hope lies with two young, idealistic lawyers who are outmatched by a formidable district attorney and under attack from both sides of a racially divided city. A Time to Kill asks audiences to consider the true meaning of justice.