The Stage Coach Players actors excelled at giving a glimpse into what goes on behind closed doors during a jury deliberation in “Twelve Angry Jurors” Friday.

The show, which was directed by Tim Ball, was performed Thursday through Sunday at the Stage Coach Players Theater, 126 S. Fifth St.

The case involves a 16-year-old boy who is on trial for allegedly killing his father. When deliberations begin, only one juror thinks the boy is innocent because of reasonable doubt.

The recurring themes throughout the show were how much personal prejudices come into play in trials and applying reasonable doubt to a case before making a rushed decision. This is what drew Ball to “Jurors.”

“The idea that someone can be on a jury and wallow through it and have these prejudices before seeing real evidence is interesting,” Ball said. “They have to make judgments about them and we see how religion, race and women come into play.”

Sitting at a table, the jurors articulately offered their opinions on the trial. Insults are thrown out about immigration, psychiatrists and kids these days. It was interesting to see which characters experienced cabin fever and changed their votes just to get out.

The show excellently brought up how American take advantage of being American. Juror 11, played by Barb Kolb, offered a point the other jurors weren’t seeing — the beauty of democracy. She argued voting was the jurors’ right, so they should take voting seriously and not change their votes just because they had tickets to a baseball game or wanted to leave.

Two actors stole the show Friday. Steve Challgren, who played Juror 7, brilliantly portrayed a man who had to argue his case for reasonable doubt. Mike Groark had a standout performance as the stubborn, close-minded Juror 3 who had to separate the 16-year-old boy’s issue from conflicts with his own son.

At times, the stage’s set became a weakness. Some of the chairs were set up so when the actors sat down, their backs faced the audience, which made it hard to connect.

The idea of holding someone’s life in your hands when given a small portion of the big picture was well-crafted in “Twelve Angry Jurors.” If one was unfamiliar with the term “reasonable doubt,” Stage Coach Players actors defined it with a vivid description.