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A Few Good Men

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  1w, 14m

Aaron Sorkin

Aaron Sorkin’s groundbreaking debut tells the story of a group of military lawyers assigned to defend two Marines in Guantanamo Bay. During the course of the trial, they uncover a high-level conspiracy designed to eliminate weaker soldiers in the name of patriotism.

A Few Good Men

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 14m
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptations (Stage & Screen), Docudrama/Historic
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
This Broadway hit about the trial of two Marines for complicity in the death of a fellow Marine at Guantanamo Bay sizzles on stage. The Navy lawyer, a callow young man more interested in softball games than the case, expects a plea bargain and a cover-up of what really happened. Prodded by a female member of his defense team, the lawyer eventually makes a valiant effort to defend his clients and, in so doing, puts the military mentality and the Marine code of honor on trial.
History
A Few Good Men premiered on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre on November 15, 1989. Directed by Don Scardino, the production featured Tom Hulce, Megan Gallagher, Clark Gregg, Stephen Lang and Mark Nelson. A 1992 film adaptation, directed by Rob Reiner, starred Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon and Kiefer Sutherland.
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Performing Groups

LANCE CPL. HAROLD W. DAWSON
PFC LOUDEN DOWNEY
LT. J.G. SAM WEINBERG
LT. J.G. DANIEL A. KAFFEE
LT. CMDR. JOANNE GALLOWAY
CAPT. ISAAC WHITAKER
CAPT. MATTHEW A. MARKINSON
PFC. WILLIAM T. SANTIAGO
LT. COL. NATHAN JESSEP
LT. JONATHAN JAMES KENDRICK
LT. JACK ROSS
CPL. JEFFREY OWEN HOWARD
CAPT. JULIUS ALEXANDER RANDOLPH
CMDR. WALTER STONE

MARINES, SAILORS, M.P.s, LAWYERS, et al.

  • Time Period 1980s
  • Setting Various locations in D.C. and on the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanomo Bay, Cuba. Summer 1986.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

“Enormously entertaining.” – New York Daily News

“Plenty of wise-cracking humor and suspense.” – Time Magazine

“Fresh and adroitly updated and conditioned to our time and socio-political climate.” – New York Post

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $130 per performance
  • Mandatory Music/Media Fee: $15 per performance

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Authors

Aaron Sorkin

Aaron Sorkin

Academy-Award®-winning writer and renowned playwright Aaron Sorkin graduated from Syracuse University with a B.F.A. in Theatre. He made his Broadway playwriting debut at the age of 28 with the military courtroom drama A Few Good Men, for which he received the John Gassner Awa ...

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