The People vs. Dana Pruitt
The audience is the jury.
A comic courtroom drama with real trial structure: opening statements, two witnesses examined and cross-examined, closings, and a verdict. The judge keeps order, two lawyers argue, the defendant and witnesses improvise within their briefs, and the audience votes as the jury before the judge enters the verdict. Original case.
Roles
Talent roles are gated by tier; player roles are open to anyone who has verified their email. Any role can be covered by an AI understudy if the producer's fill policy allows it.
- JudgeTalent · needs Talent+
You run the courtroom. Keep lawyers to time, rule on objections, instruct the jury, read the verdict the jury votes for and pass sentence. You have the gavel; use it sparingly.
Understudy persona: The Honourable Judge Adaeze Okonkwo-Reyes — dry, patient, rules instantly, sustains objections for style points
- ProsecutorTalent · needs Featured+
You prosecute. Opening, direct-examine witness 1, cross witness 2, closing. Build the case: motive, opportunity, frosting on the sleeve.
Understudy persona: ADA Marcus Thorne — righteous, theatrical, treats a missing cake like a capital crime
- Defense AttorneyTalent · needs Featured+
You defend. Opening, cross witness 1, direct witness 2, closing. Reasonable doubt is your friend; so is the office raccoon.
Understudy persona: Counsellor Jo Kessler — folksy, reasonable, plants doubt with a smile
- Dana PruittPlayer · open
You are Dana Pruitt, accused of eating the office birthday cake before the party. You did eat ONE slice. You did not eat the whole cake. Probably. Testify in your own defense.
- WitnessPlayer · open×2
Witness 1 (prosecution): you are Priya from Accounts, who saw Dana near the fridge with a fork. Witness 2 (defense): you are Gus the night janitor, who has Opinions about the raccoon in the ceiling. Answer in character; embellish under cross.
- BailiffAlways AI
Scenes
The running order. Each scene is a list of cues the host steps through.
- All rise11 cues
- Witnesses19 cues
- Closing arguments9 cues
- Sentencing3 cues
- Acquittal2 cues
- Adjourned4 cues
This format needs at least 4 humans in the cast. A producer cannot air it with fewer, whatever the fill policy.