

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Jury of Her Peers - DeWitt Operahouse evening and Q&A
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 14 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: A special Valentine's Day screening of "Jury of Her Peers", filmed in Iowa and based on a real Iowa unsolved murder, at 7pm Saturday, February 14th at DeWitt’s historic Operahouse Theatre. Q&amp;A with the filmmakers will follow the screening.

"Jury of Her Peers" is a murder mystery with a comedic twist that highlights an eerie true-crime case from deep in the turn-of-the-twentieth-century American heartland: the shocking – and officially unsolved – axe-murder of Iowa farmer John Hossack. The case exposed small-town rivalries and prejudices, as well as the feminine strength that has kept the incident in the public imagination for more than a century.

Written and directed by Grand Mound native William Rock, produced by Amy Nigg and shot by frequent 48-Hour Film Festival filmmaker John Hansen, "Jury of Her Peers" is the first feature-length film treatment of the Hossack case, though its roots in live theatre run deep.
The case was originally reported on by Davenport-born Susan Glaspell (1876-1948), then a young journalist and graduate of Drake University. Later, Glaspell would become the Pulitzer-Prize-winning “godmother of modern American drama,” penning the short play Trifles (1916), inspired by the Hossack case. "Trifles" is one of Glaspell’s best known works, is still often re-published and performed onstage, and has been adapted into an Oscar-nominated short film, as well as television productions.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/de-witt/jury-of-her-peers-dewitt-operahouse-evening-and-qanda/200029628088012
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, art, theatre, performances, festivals, valentines-day, comedy
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 17

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: De Witt
- **state**: IA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: DeWitt Operahouse Theatre
- **lat**: 41.823129603
- **long**: -90.5387868495
- **full address**: DeWitt Operahouse Theatre, 716 6th Avenue,De Witt,IA,United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Will Do Films (https://allevents.in/org/will-do-films/27216074)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 14 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** DeWitt Operahouse Theatre, 716 6th Avenue,De Witt,IA,United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Will Do Films
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** entertainment, art, theatre, performances, festivals, valentines-day, comedy
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Jury of Her Peers - DeWitt Operahouse evening and Q&A ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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