The Failure To Zigzag
by John B Ferzacca

Name: The Failure To Zigzag
Brand: John B Ferzacca
SKU: 9780573640261

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Highlights

Male

1970sAll MenUnit Set/Multiple SettingsPeriod CostumesAmerican

Synopsis

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.

Press Reviews

"A play of epic scope... attempting to bring clarity and justice overdue to an incident in our history."
— Los Angeles Times

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
CHARLES V. MCVAY III Captain	—	—	Captain
DAVID E. WALL Rear Admiral	—	—	Rear Admiral
ALAN C. BRETT Lieutenant Commander	—	—	Lieutenant Commander
LEWIS GREENE Reporter	—	—	Reporter
WAYNE PULASKI Radioman 1st Class	—	—	Radioman 1st Class
SAM BERTELLI Electricians Mate 2nd Class	—	—	Electricians Mate 2nd Class
MARCUS KINGMAN Seaman 1st Class	—	—	Seaman 1st Class
BRIAN T. SAMUELSON Ensign	—	—	Ensign
DALLAS LOFTEN Private 1st Class, USMC	—	—	Private 1st Class, USMC
MICKEY JOHNSON Seaman 2nd Class	—	—	Seaman 2nd Class
THOMAS ABERNATHY Petty Officer 2nd Class	—	—	Petty Officer 2nd Class
DEFENSE/ JAMES HARCOURT Captain	—	—	Captain
HAROLD SCHMIDT Lieutenant	—	—	Lieutenant
PROSECUTION / DWIGHT EFFIS Captain	—	—	Captain
JON J. SULLIVAN Commander	—	—	Commander
ARNOLD DALBERG Pilot, Army Air Corps	—	—	Pilot, Army Air Corps
MOCHITSURA HASHIMOTO Commander	—	—	Commander
GLYNN DONAHO Captain	—	—	Captain