

Somewhere in the Pacific
Neal Bell
Neither the captain of the USS Indianapolis, McVay, nor his crew were told the cargo they had delivered in Tinian contained the essential components for the atomic bomb to be dropped in Hiroshima.
Having completed its top secret mission, the ship was sunk by a Japanese submarine.
The crew languished in shark infested waters while Naval authorities logged the ship safe in port.
The navy's coverup and attempt to make McVay a scapegoat lead to a national scandal.
"A play of epic scope... attempting to bring clarity and justice overdue to an incident in our history."
— Los Angeles Times
| Character |
|---|
| CHARLES V. MCVAY III Captain |
| DAVID E. WALL Rear Admiral |
| ALAN C. BRETT Lieutenant Commander |
| LEWIS GREENE Reporter |
| WAYNE PULASKI Radioman 1st Class |
| SAM BERTELLI Electricians Mate 2nd Class |
| MARCUS KINGMAN Seaman 1st Class |
| BRIAN T. SAMUELSON Ensign |
| DALLAS LOFTEN Private 1st Class, USMC |
| MICKEY JOHNSON Seaman 2nd Class |
| THOMAS ABERNATHY Petty Officer 2nd Class |
| DEFENSE/ JAMES HARCOURT Captain |
| HAROLD SCHMIDT Lieutenant |
| PROSECUTION / DWIGHT EFFIS Captain |
| JON J. SULLIVAN Commander |
| ARNOLD DALBERG Pilot, Army Air Corps |
| MOCHITSURA HASHIMOTO Commander |
| GLYNN DONAHO Captain |
The Failure To Zigzag is a American play written by John B Ferzacca and published by Samuel French in New York (1982).
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