The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

by Herman Wouk

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780573606687
Publisher:	Concord Theatricals
Publication date:	02/11/2011
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	102
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.21(d)

Editorial Reviews

As a Pulitzer-winning novel, Broadway hit, and film, this account of a mutiny aboard a Navy minesweeper in WWII and the ensuing court-martial enjoyed immense popularity in the early 1950s. Deservedly so, as the writing of all three versions exemplifies considerable craftsmanship. And the performances! Lloyd Nolan on stage and Humphrey Bogart on screen as the commander with a screw loose--who could forget them? This audio production, taped before a studio audience, is a taut, absorbing version of the stage play. All the performers are thorough professionals, and the director has admirably caught all the tensions. However, the style is on the level of TV melodramas such as "JAG," whereas a bit more attention to characterizations would have served the play better. Y.R. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine

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