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Execution of Justice

Wed, April 4 - Fri, April 13, 2018
4:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Thurber Theatre, Drake Performance and Event Center, 1849 Cannon Drive

Time: Times listed in description
Event Host: Department of Theatre
Short Description: This docudrama on the assassinations of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk — the first openly gay elected public official in the country — is based on court transcripts and public records dramatizing the trial of this controversial case.


This docudrama on the assassinations of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk — the first openly gay elected public official in the country — is based on court transcripts and public records dramatizing the trial of this controversial case. Focus is on accused killer Dan White, a disgruntled former city supervisor, and on the jury that chose to convict him not of cold-blooded murder but manslaughter, which became known as the notorious “Twinkie defense.” Directed by Tom Dugdale. 

Performance Times:

Wednesday, April 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, April 8 at 3 p.m.
Tuesday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 13 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets available from the Theatre Ticket Office, (614) 292-2295.