Upwards of 40 actors and stage hands will soon begin work on an ambitious project that will highlight the second annual Eliot Ness Fest. “The People vs. Al Capone,” a dramatic re-enactment of the 1931 tax evasion trial of the infamous gangster, is set for two performances at the Potter County Courthouse. They’re tentatively scheduled for 4 pm Saturday, July 20, and 1 pm Sunday, July 21. Among the witnesses for the prosecution will be Eliot Ness himself. Ticketing information will be announced.
Author Paul W. Heimel, an Eliot Ness biographer, has taken charge of the script, which condenses a long and drawn-out trial into a 90-minute performance. It will feature about more than a dozen witnesses and no shortage of entertaining theatrical elements drawn from court records and media accounts. Veteran director Paul Herzig will not only supervise the production, but also serve as the host. Jared Empson will assist.
Portraying prosecutor George H. Q. Johnson will be Scott Sroka, a federal prosecutor in real life, who's the grandson of Joe Leeson, a federal agent who served as one of the “Untouchables” under Eliot Ness’s command. Capone (Denny Bloss) will be escorted from the front entrance of the courthouse following the trial and loaded into an authentic period paddy wagon, affording the public ample photo opportunities.
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