Scene 1: Conceptualization
Phil explores his desire to understand the psychological elements of prisons, prisoners, and guards.
Scene 7: Excommunication
The Prisoners make Prisoner #819 into a scapegoat and an object of derision.
Scene 8: Revelation
Christina sees what is happening, confronts Phil, and pleads for termination of the Experiment.
Scene 10: Rumination
Guard “John Wayne” and Phil reflect with regret on what happened during the Experiment;
Christina characterizes the Experiment as an archetype of “everyday evil” and challenges everyone to resist falling mindlessly into antagonistic roles.
List of all scenes
- Scene 1: Conceptualization
- Scene 2: Preparation
- Scene 3: Confrontation
- Scene 4: Escalation
- Scene 5: Desperation
- Scene 6: Capitulation
- Scene 7: Excommunication
- Scene 8: Revelation
- Scene 9: Termination
- Scene 10: Rumination
- Blog post on the Release of Stanford Prison Experiment: The Musical
- Webpage on Stanford Prison Experiment: The Musical and the event behind it