ORLANDO, Fla. – The Casey Anthony play entitled "Tot Mom," staged by Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh, has opened at the Sydney Theatre Company in Australia, and a person who has seen the performance described the play.
The show, which opened on Friday and runs through Jan. 31, is formulated from transcripts from CNN's "Nancy Grace" show, in which Anthony is referred to as the "tot mom," along with court documents and police reports.
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A person who saw the play in Austrlia was contacted by Local 6 News reporter Mike DeForest and said the performance begins with audio recordings.
"It started out with the actual recording of Cindy (Anthony's) 911 call. Throughout the play, they played some other audio recordings related to the case, like Casey's jailhouse meetings with family," she said.
The viewer said another scene depicts the wooded area near the Anthony family home where Caylee's remains were discovered.
"In front of the small stage there was a swampy area set up depicting Suburban Drive, complete with muddy water, reeds and the black plastic bag containing a skull," she said. "Out came the crime-scene techs, sealing off the scene with tape and taking pics of the skull while the sound of helicopters blared overhead."
The playgoer said the show ended rather abruptly.
"(There was) no return of the performers taking a bow like you usually see at a play," she said.
Australian actress Essie Davis plays the part of Nancy Grace. There were no actors playing the roles of Casey, Cindy, George, Lee or Caylee Anthony, the viewer said.
Soderbergh has directed several films, including "Erin Brockovich" and "Ocean's Eleven."
Anthony, 23, remains jailed on first-degree murder charges in the death of her daughter, Caylee, whose remains were found last December. Caylee was 2 years old when she was reported missing in the summer of 2008.
Anthony has pleaded not guilty, claiming that a baby sitter kidnapped Caylee.
The judge in Anthony's murder case ruled on Friday that the state can continue to seek the death penalty.