Vickie Rozell
Director/Dramaturg, Author, Editor
Vickie Rozell
Director/Dramaturg, Author, Editor
Swift Justice by Tom McEnery
Directed by Vickie Rozell
Tabard Theatre
Cast: Samad Abdul, D.J. Fernades, Stefan Fisher, Kate Lincoln, Jerry Lloyd, Tiffany Nwogu, Matthew Regan, Tyler Savin, Bob Siegmann, Brandon Silberstein, Jaime Wolf
Photos by Edmond Kwong
The dramatization of the true story of a the lynching of two white men in San Jose in 1933 who had kidnapped and killed the heir to the Hart's Department Store.
Matthew Regan and D.J. Fernandes
"Vickie Rozell, the play’s director, says working with McEnery provided a layer of authenticity to the almost unbelievable turn of events, since the former mayor’s personal conversations with surviving family members of the characters contributed to the play’s script. That human element, she says, catapults audience members even deeper into realizing the weight of the lynching.
“'Being in the room, it’s a much more intense experience because you can’t put the book down and go away—it is happening in front of you, getting to know these people and seeing what happens to them,” Rozell explains, relating those lessons to what’s at stake in the current political climate. “We cannot give in to these kinds of urges…It’s going to take each one of us to move forward.'” -- Metro Silicon Valley
Brandon Silberstein
Bob Siegmann
Jerry Lloyd
Vickie juiced every ounce of artistic merit out of our script. As an actor, she was a joy to work with and gave me the creative freedom to explore my character while also helping me tap into tough emotions and ensure my character had depth beyond the text. --Actor Brandon Silberstein