The Caine Mutiny Court Martial
by Herman Wouk

Name: The Caine Mutiny Court Martial
Brand: Herman Wouk
SKU: 9780573606687
Rating: 4.13 (435 reviews)

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Highlights

Male

1940s/WWII All Men Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes American

Synopsis

Herman Wouk Full Length Drama

Characters:19 male (6 non-speaking) Simple set The Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about a court martial has been adapted by the author into suspenseful evening of theatre.

A young lieutenant is relieved his captain of command in the midst of a typhoon on the grounds that the captain Queeg is a psychopath in crisis and commanded the ship and its crew to destruction.

Naval tradition is against him but testimony eventually reveals a deva

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Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
LT. STEPHEN MARYK a big, powerfully built lieutenant with close-cropped hair.	—	—	a big, powerfully built lieutenant with close-cropped hair.
LT. BARNEY GREENWALD a lanky lieutenant, his face is stern and abstracted.	male	—	a lanky lieutenant, his face is stern and abstracted.
LT. COM. JOHN CHALLEE a well set up lieutenant.	—	—	a well set up lieutenant.
CAPTAIN BLAKELY a tall, white-haired captain.	male	—	a tall, white-haired captain.
LT. COM. PHILIP FRANCIS QUEEG tanned, natty, erect; the picture of a correct naval officer. He is a short man in his thirties, with scanty hair.	male	—	tanned, natty, erect; the picture of a correct naval officer. He is a short man in his thirties, with scanty hair.
LT. THOMAS KEEFER a tall, clever-looking officer.	—	—	a tall, clever-looking officer.
SIGNALMAN THIRD CHLASS JUNIUS URBAN a little sailor in blues.	—	—	a little sailor in blues.
LT. (JR. GRADE) WILLIS SEWARD KEITH a handsome youngster with reddish-blond hair.	—	—	a handsome youngster with reddish-blond hair.
CAPT. RANDOLPH SOUTHARD a dapper, lean officer. Close-cropped head; hard-bitten face.	—	—	a dapper, lean officer. Close-cropped head; hard-bitten face.
DR. FORREST LUNDEEN intelligent, plump man in his fifties; rimless glasses.	male	—	intelligent, plump man in his fifties; rimless glasses.
DR. BIRD a good-looking young lieutenant of the intellectual and ascetic type.	male	—	a good-looking young lieutenant of the intellectual and ascetic type.