6 th ▁is ▁a ▁the atr ical ▁play ▁by ▁Russian - American ▁author ▁A yn ▁Rand , ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁the ▁" Match ▁King ", ▁I var ▁Kre ug er . ▁Set ▁in ▁a ▁court room ▁during ▁a ▁murder ▁trial , ▁an ▁unusual ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁play ▁is ▁that ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁audience ▁are ▁chosen ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁j ury . ▁The ▁court ▁he ars ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁Kar en ▁Andre , ▁a ▁former ▁secretary ▁and ▁lo ver ▁of ▁business man ▁B j orn ▁Fa ulk ner , ▁of ▁whose ▁murder ▁she ▁is ▁accused . ▁The ▁play ▁does ▁not ▁directly ▁port ray ▁the ▁events ▁leading ▁to ▁Fa ulk ner ' s ▁death ; ▁instead ▁the ▁j ury ▁must ▁rely ▁on ▁character ▁testim ony ▁to ▁decide ▁whether ▁Andre ▁is ▁guilty . ▁The ▁play ' s ▁ending ▁depends ▁on ▁the ▁ver dict . ▁Rand ' s ▁intention ▁was ▁to ▁dram at ize ▁a ▁conflict ▁between ▁individual ism ▁and ▁conform ity , ▁with ▁the ▁j ury ' s ▁ver dict ▁reve aling ▁which ▁view point ▁they ▁preferred . ▁ ▁The ▁play ▁was ▁first ▁produced ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁Woman ▁on ▁Tri al ; ▁it ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁and ▁enjoyed ▁moder ate ▁commercial ▁success . ▁Produ cer ▁Al ▁Wood s ▁took ▁it ▁to ▁Broadway ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 5 – 3 6 ▁season ▁and ▁re - t itled ▁it ▁Night ▁of ▁January ▁ 1 6 th . ▁It ▁drew ▁attention ▁for ▁its ▁innov ative ▁audience