Prima | Facie Script

Scene 6 — Discovery Moment (Hall outside courtroom)

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Suzy Miller’s Prima Facie is a towering achievement in contemporary playwriting. The script transforms a legal thriller into a fierce critique of the criminal justice system. It follows Tessa Ensler, a brilliant defense barrister who specializes in defending men accused of sexual assault. Her perspective changes drastically when she becomes a victim herself. Scene 6 — Discovery Moment (Hall outside courtroom)

Suzy Miller’s Prima Facie is a theatrical tour de force that has redefined modern political and legal drama. The one-woman play follows Tessa Ensler, a brilliant, working-class defense barrister who specializes in defending men accused of sexual assault. Tessa knows how to game the system, manipulate the rules of evidence, and win. However, her perspective undergoes a shattering shift when she is sexually assaulted by a colleague and finds herself in the witness stand as a victim. Suzy Miller’s Prima Facie is a towering achievement

Tessa’s journey is tragic because she was an active participant in defending the very system that destroys her. The script explores the guilt of realizing one’s own complicity.