Can you handle the truth? – Connolly Theatre Tackles “A Few Good Men”
FALL RIVER, MA: First a career-making stage play for writer Aaron Sorkin, then a beloved blockbuster movie starring Jack Nicholson, A FEW GOOD MEN now makes its way back to the stage at Bishop Connolly High School, December 11-13.
Alec Moniz leads the talented cast as Lt. Daniel Kaffee, a hot-shot young JAG lawyer defending two marines in a Guantanamo Bay murder case. Inexperienced and cocky, Kaffee is kept in check by co-council Commander Joanne Galloway (Ariel Moniz), who will stop at nothing to get to the truth, and long-time friend Sam Weinberg (Bryan Janick). The story heats up as evidence points to a conspiracy involving the menacing Colonel Nathan Jessep (Christian Babic) and a dangerous GITMO ritual called a Code Red. “It’s the ultimate courtroom drama,” says director Chris J. Silva, “and Sorkin’s writing is nothing less than genius.” The award-winning Aaron Sorkin, who also wrote the movie screenplay, is the creator of NBC’s hit THE WEST WING and 2007’s CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR. “Sorkin’s script is as riveting and relevant today as it was fifteen years ago,” remarks Silva, “maybe more.” Also featured in the cast is Jessica Valton, as prosecutor Captain Jane Ross, and Ryan Cunningham as the tortured Lt. Colonel Matthew Markinson.
The production runs December 11th and 12th at 8:00 PM and December 13th at 4:00 PM at Bishop Connolly High School in Fall River. Tickets, $12 for adults and $10 for students, are available at the door or may be reserved by calling 508-675-4228.
