A Time to Kill
adapted for the stage by Rupert Holmes
based on the book by John Grisham
by special arrangement with Daryl Roth
Extras & Insights
“If you somehow win this trial, justice will prevail. But if you lose it, same result.”
– Lucien Wilbanks, A Time to Kill
From the Wings
Rupert Holmes: A Renaissance Man ![]()
An interview with Rupert Holmes.
The Original Street Lawyer: John Grisham ![]()
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Get to know the master of the legal thriller
Spotlight On…
A Small Town Inspires a Big Story: Hernando, Mississippi ![]()
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Travel to the setting of Grisham’s first novel
Inside the Mind of a Criminal: The Insanity Defense ![]()
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Delve into the history of the insanity defense – and learn just what makes you insane
Grim Reality: Mississippi in the 1980s ![]()
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See what life was like for the Clanton residents
A Snapshot in Time: 1985 ![]()
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Experience a blast from the past with fun facts about 1985
Underneath the Hood: A Brief History of the Ku Klux Klan ![]()
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Learn about the group that terrorizes the South
Encore
Courtroom Jargon: A Legal Glossary ![]()
Brush up on your courtroom language
Order in the Court: Courtroom Dramas ![]()
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Explore other plays set in or around the courtroom
Extras & Insights is funded, in part, by a grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities.
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