The Failure To Zigzag
by John B Ferzacca

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Highlights

1970s All Men Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes American

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
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

Publication

Publisher Samuel French
Year 1982
Binding Paperback
Pages 95
Place New York
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573640261
ISBN-10 0573640262
LCCN 83130877
LCC PS3556.E777 F3 1982
DCC 812/.54

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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