The Jury Experience: Death on the Port Side

The Jury Experience brings Death on the Port Side to the Bayou Theatre on Saturday, October 10, at 8:30 PM. If you've never seen it, the whole thing is built around a single twist: the audience sits in the jury box, and the power to deliver justice actually rests in your hands. You aren't just watching a trial; you're the one deciding the verdict.

Death on the Port Side opens on a summer night when the son of a powerful politician took the wheel of the family speedboat with an ex-lover and old friends on board. Hours later, one person is dead, and the trial that follows asks whether it was murder with intent. It's a courtroom drama in the most literal sense, and since you're the jury, the outcome depends on how you weigh the evidence.

The production runs about 60 minutes, so it's a tight, focused evening rather than a long haul. It's recommended for audiences aged 12 and over, which makes it an easy one to bring a teenager along to if you're looking for something to do together that isn't just a movie.

Tickets are $45, and the show is at the Bayou Theatre at the University of Houston - Clear Lake, 2700 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, TX 77058. It starts at 8:30 PM on Saturday, October 10.