Little Theatre of Fall River Hosts Auditions For A FEW GOOD MEN 11/20

The Little Theatre of Fall River will hold auditions for A Few Good Men on Saturday, November 19th at 9am and Sunday, November 20th at 6:30 pm at the Firebarn located at the corner of Prospect St and Highland Ave. in Fall River, MA. Kathy Castro will direct this well-known drama by Aaron Sorkin, and it will be performed at the Margaret L Jackson Performing Arts Center at Bristol Community College from March 8-11, 2012.

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.

A Few Good Men was a Broadway hit before it was a film with Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson and Demi Moore in 1992. Little Theatre will bring this explosive drama to the stage at a time when the subject matter is just as relevant as when the play first arrived on Broadway in 1989.

Kathy Castro is the director, and will be assisted by Susan Fortes-Couitt, who also serves as Stage Manager. She would like all those auditioning to be prepared to read from the script and to be familiar with the play. A screening of the film will take place at the Firebarn on Sunday, November 6th at 6 pm for those who are interested in viewing the film and getting script excerpts to prepare for the auditions. There are approximately 20 roles available.

ROLES
Lt. j.g. Daniel A. Kaffee-(male 25-40). Young Navy lawyer with a reputation for a quick plea bargain. Very bright and well-educated; son of a legendary trial attorney and lawmaker.
Lt. Cmdr. Joanne Galloway: (female 24-40). Young Navy J.A.G. lawyer. Aggressive and assertive. By the book lawyer.
Lt. j.g. Sam Weinberg- (male 25-40). Defense Team. Kaffee's second chair for the murder trial, and a good friend. Much more of a straight shooter than Kaffee.
Lt. Col. Nathan Jessup: (male 30-45). USMC; a tough, bigoted Vietnam veteran. A career officer shaped by decades of cold-war politics. Stationed as Commanding Officer of the N. A.B. at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Youngest such C.O. in the Marines.
Lt. Jack Ross: (male 28-45). Marine prosecuting attorney. No nonsense lawyer with a keen political sense. Similar to Kaffee, he just doesn't have all the rule-breaking in him.
Lt. Jonathan James Kendrick- (male 28-45). Career marine. He only believes in 4 things: Unit, Corp, God, and Country. Cross Rev. Jim Baker or Billy Graham with an Army drill sergeant and you get Kendrick.
Pfc. Louden Downey: (male 21-30). Defendant. Not a real deep thinker. Downey usually follows Dawson's lead. He believes completely in the military ideals of honor and integrity. Follows orders.
Pfc. William T. Santiago: (male 21-30). Underachieving Marine that dies from the "Code Red" discipline applied by fellow Marines. Nice guy, buddies like him even though he's not cutting the mustard.
Lance Cpl. Harold Dawson: (male 21-35). Defendant. Downey's squad leader. Regular Marine, follows orders. Dawson is slightly faster on his feet than Downey, and tends to make decisions for both of them. The Corps is his life.
Capt. Matthew Markinson: (male 35-50). Career Marine. Solid officer, reports to a younger C.O. in Jessup and that rubs him a bit. Conscientious guy. Blaming his own weakness for the loss of Santiago, and facing dishonoring himself and the Marine Corp publicly, he commits suicide.
Cpl. Jeffrey Owen Howard: (male 24-45). Squad leader at Gitmo. Called as a witness in the trial.
Capt. Julius Alexander Randolph: (male 40-60). Judge for Downey and Dawson's trial.
Cmdr. (Dr.) Walter Stone: (male 35-60). Chief Medical Officer at Gitmo. Testifies at the trial.
Capt. Isaac Whittaker: (male 40-55). Kaffee and Sam's boss, heads up Navy Legal Department, and while he runs things by the book, he has a bit of an "old boy's club attitude". Career Navy lawyer.
Marines, Sailors, MPs, Lawyers: double roles with lines.

TICKET INFORMATION:

Tickets for A FEW GOOD MEN are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and students, and $10 for children 12 and under. Call 508-675-1852 or visit our website at www.littletheatre.net to order your tickets. Bristol Community College is located at 777 Elsbree Street, Fall River, 02720.

The Little Theatre of Fall River is a 501(c)3 non-profit community theatre celebrating 76 years of live theatre.

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